Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
#BehindTheHeadlines: Editor’s letter to Danish journalists shot in Ukraine
Two Danish journalists are “lucky to be alive” after being shot and injured in Ukraine while reporting on Russia’s invasion of the country. Ekstra Bladet Editor-in-Chief Knud Brix tells of their ordeal.
#BehindTheHeadlines: With journalism in Creole, Mensagem de Lisboa is reaching new audiences
As part of the build up to World News Day 2022, we are showcasing journalism from around the world that has had significant social impact. Here is a story about how community-focused news outlet Mensagem de Lisboa, based in Lisbon, Portugal, has been publishing professional journalistic content in Creole since December.
#BehindTheHeadlines: Investigating death at a sobering station in Wrocław, Poland
As part of the build up to World News Day 2022, we are showcasing journalism from around the world that has had significant social impact. Here is the backstory of the investigation that won Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Jacek Harłukowicz Poland’s top prize for journalism in 2021.
Singapore’s tallest fish farm to produce 2,700 tonnes of fish a year by 2023
High-rise living is not just for humans in Singapore. An eight-storey fish farm – the tallest in Singapore and the region – started operations in the first quarter of this year.
World News Day Founder: Climate change has long been a political football, but facts are sacred and cannot be bent
Climate change has long been a political football. But while everyone is entitled to an opinion, facts are sacred and cannot be bent.
Covid crisis points to climate challenge ahead
The Covid-19 experience has made plain how difficult it will be to forge a global consensus on tackling the climate crisis. The signs of this looming challenge, and the science behind it, grow clearer by the day.