The World Today The free press is under fire like never before Thanks to state repression, digital competitors and a decline of trust, journalism is in crisis globally – that’s bad news for democracy, writes Fiona O’Brien.
The World Today More and more journalists are dying for democracy Media workers from the US to Myanmar are being killed in greater numbers. To protect free and open societies, we need to protect them, writes Jodie Ginsberg.
The World Today ChatGPT has opened a new front in the fake news wars Search engines with the latest ‘generative AI’ obscure the sources for their responses. The result is a breeding ground for disinformation, writes Jessica Cecil.
The World Today From the editor With press freedoms under siege the world over, we examine how journalists are in danger as never before, why ‘generative AI’ undermines trust in the media, and much more.
The World Today Turkey: Erdogan’s grip on media threatens fair elections Emre Kizilkaya explores the impact of oppressive media control by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government on the national debate.
The World Today It’s time to fix the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement The treaty is in disrepair – it must change to return devolved government to Northern Ireland and serve the needs of the ‘Agreement generation’, writes Katy Hayward.
The World Today How to report in exile on Nicaragua’s dictatorship It may now be in neighbouring Costa Rica, but Nicaraguan newspaper ‘Confidencial’ can still investigate Daniel Ortega’s regime, writes its editor Carlos Chamorro.
The World Today Explainer: Nicaragua’s descent into dictatorship While President Daniel Ortega’s repression has heated up over the past few years, he has been destroying Nicaragua’s democracy for decades, writes Christopher Sabatini.
The World Today The earthquake might upend more than Turkey’s elections President Erdogan is trying to control the post-quake narrative, but history suggests Turkey’s trauma might herald a political transformation, writes Yaprak Gürsoy.
The World Today Ghaith Abdul-Ahad: ‘No one consulted us Iraqis about a war’ The journalist tells Roxanne Escobales about how the 2003 invasion failed his country, the importance of the BBC World Service and flourishing Iraqi fiction.
The World Today Is Myanmar building a spy base on Great Coco Island? New satellite imagery shows mysterious construction on an archipelago close to a strategic Indian navy outpost, write John Pollock and Damien Symon.
The World Today Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘It’s nonsense to say we’re post-racial’ The poet tells Gary Younge about the power of reggae, the neglected contribution of Caribbean migrants to Britain and how the Illegal Immigration Bill recalls slavery.
The World Today Date with history: The world learns Guantánamo’s secrets On April 24, 2011, leaked details of prisoners at the US base were published. The story, with others, transformed the news media, writes James Ball.
The World Today Eurovision, war and the geopolitics of pop Europe’s great song competition may strive for continental harmony, but bitter conflicts and voting blocs often drag it off key, writes Saskia Postema.
The World Today The evolution of the Pepe the Frog meme From laidback comic book character to alt-right villain and more, the Pepe the Frog meme is emblematic of the relationship between politics and online culture.
The World Today World in brief: Ukraine and nuclear proliferation to dominate G7 Following Russia’s ongoing intimidation, Japan will use its presidency of the G7 – and its history – to prioritize the dangers of nuclear threats, writes James Orr.
The World Today Review: Rediscovering Milan Kundera’s European tragedy The Czech writer’s 40-year-old essay on the roots of Russia’s empire-building, ‘A Kidnapped West’, reads all too presciently, writes Stefan Auer.
The World Today Beijing briefing: China aims for tech self-reliance Xi Jinping’s new appointments are tasked with a technology led recovery, but they face a daunting task to restore growth, writes Yu Jie.
The World Today Postcard from Nairobi: Inside Kenya’s booming podcast scene Kenya’s story-telling tradition has found new life and marginalised communities have new platforms thanks to a surge in podcasting, writes Vanessa Gathecha.
The World Today Review: Space – the final geopolitical frontier From the race back to the Moon to military conflict in orbit, ‘The Future of Geography’ is a useful if limited primer on astropolitics, writes John Sheldon.
The World Today Culture notes: We’re drowning in news we don’t trust Across the US and Europe, faith in the news is falling amid a cacophony of sensationalist reporting, writes Catherine Fieschi.
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