Sunday 31 August 2025 Good evening, friends, colleagues and fellow changemakers. It is a privilege to stand before you tonight – not just as a representative of B20 South Africa, but as someone who has spent a lifetime in dialogue with many of you. Some of you have interviewed me, […]
The first M20 meeting was held online on 6 September 2023 in Delhi, convened by the editor of The Wire, Siddharth Varadarajan, with the help of an organising committee which comprised eleven editors from India and a former Judge of the Indian Supreme Court. The chair of the South African National […]
Download the PDF here. Lead writers Pierre Dagard and Sadibou Marong, RSF/Reporters Without Borders Overview Press freedom is a cornerstone of democracy, but it faces growing challenges in G20 countries and beyond – not only from censorship and political interference but also from media financial instability. The 2025 World Press […]
Download the PDF here. Lead writer Glenda Daniels, Associate Professor, Media Studies, Wits University; Secretary-General, SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) Overview Attacks on journalists worldwide are a monstrosity for democracy’s existential commitment to information integrity. Solidarity is needed with the frontline fighters for information integrity; Sustainability is required so they […]
