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𝗦𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗾𝘂í. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼. 𝗬 𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿á𝗻. Mi papá, el periodista #JoseRubénZamora, lleva más de 1,050 días detenido arbitrariamente por decir la verdad. Su historia es también la del ataque global contra la libertad de prensa. [EN INGLÉS]: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j (vía @CNTI_global) #NoNosCallarán #ZamoraLibre

Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for 1,050 days. The baseless charges are meant to send a message to all Guatemalan journalists who seek to speak truth to power. His son, @jczamora, shares a warning for US reporters: tinyurl.com/3r7uhk7j

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the most documented war in history, yet Ukraine’s newly occupied territories remain sealed off, their suffering cloaked in darkness. @TanyaKozyreva shares her experience covering occupied territories & advice for US press: tinyurl.com/mpudf3d3

"I used to think #pressfreedom only died in dictatorships. However, it dies in democracies too, just more slowly. It dies every time a reporter is told to tone it down or drop a soundbite." From Lebanon to the US, @JoeKawly has witnessed this first-hand: tinyurl.com/mr3katu6

During Nigeria's military years, reporters would hold meetings in places where the state didn't expect them to be, like workshops & churches. These same orgs helped get the news to the people. @DapsyOly explains what 🇺🇸 journalists can learn from this: bit.ly/3FNZD9Q

Congratulations to CNTI advisor @DapsyOly on receiving Nigeria's national honor of Officer of the Order of the Niger for his work as a journalist during the Abacha dictatorship. He shares his story with CNTI in an upcoming Letter from the Field. Stay tuned premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/…

#PressFreedom has never been guaranteed in Serbia, but journalists like @teooo_doraaa @CINSerbia keep working to share important information with the public. "When you finally get the data, it's worth it." More on what 🇺🇸 journalists can learn from 🇷🇸: bit.ly/4mMRqDk

Journalist @okongojim has witnessed the decline of press freedom in his region — and he has even received threats and intimidation for his reporting. But, he writes, "in such a repressive environment, the role of journalists becomes increasingly crucial." bit.ly/3TcIEku

"In Afghanistan, news, particularly when it’s about politics, war, or survival, is not only heard, it is lived. In such a country, if journalism is the act of truth-telling, then that act itself is revolutionary." Read @ZahraJoya for @CNTI_global: bit.ly/4kvRfLk

Check out the first "Letter from the Field" from the extraordinary @ZahraJoya, a journalist from Afghanistan and editor-in-chief of @RukhshanaMedia. bit.ly/4kvRfLk

Over the past four years, the Taliban have also banned the sale of more than 400 book titles inside the country. In essence, they have shackled education, information and awareness, trapping my homeland in a darkness of ignorance and extremism. cnti.org/guest-essay/a-…

The U.S. has long been a beacon for press freedom, but that right is now under threat. In @CNTI_global's new series, journalists from Afghanistan, Nigeria, Serbia and more share why American journalists should keep fighting for #pressfreedom. bit.ly/3FCLagN

CNTI's Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein and Samuel Jens shared how people differentiate the admittedly fuzzy categories of "news" and "journalism" at #AAPOR25. Read more about their presentation here: aapor.org/newsletters/aa…

Donor assistance alone is not enough to sustain journalism around the world, Susan Abbott writes. We're in a new era of #mediadevelopment, which must focus on: 👉Resilience 👉Long-term business strategies 👉Bringing together new stakeholders cnti.org/guest-essay/re…

Should governments define journalism? The majority of journalists we surveyed said no. Read the latest from CNTI: innovating.news/article/world-…

Will reliance on AI lead to a dilution of journalistic integrity, or will it really allow for more time and resources to be dedicated to in-depth investigative reporting? Read the recap of our event with @CJIDAfrica thecjid.org/artificial-int…

“What reporters do is really hold power to account, and without a robust and free press, it’s very difficult to have that accountability," CPJ’s U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean program coordinator Katherine Jacobsen told @NPR's @MorningEdition. 🔈Listen⤵️ npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-…

54% of the journalists we surveyed said their government seeks too much control over their reporting. Read our #WorldPressFreedomDay analysis: innovating.news/article/world-…

🗓️TODAY is the World Press Freedom Day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! Join CNTI, @wikimediadc & @WikimediaNYC for the in-person and virtual event from 10am - 2pm to celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay. ✅Register Now! eventbrite.com/e/world-press-…

⏰Tomorrow, join CNTI @wikimediadc & @WikimediaNYC for a journalism-themed Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event to celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay. 📍Where: Virtual OR In-Person 🕑10am - 2pm ET Register here: eventbrite.com/e/world-press-…