Don't forget to register! “Moving News Online: Making Media Trustworthy in the Digital Age” featuring our #HurfordYouth Fellows Celine Samson from The Philippines and Christine Magoma Oumar from Kenya.

May 16 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Register Today: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📺 #Kleptocracy , or “rule by thieves,” has emerged as a prescient threat to democracy in recent years. Watch Forum @ NED's latest video to learn more about this cross-cutting threat, and how civil society can forge an effective response: buff.ly/3URSfOj

Join “Moving News Online: Making Media Trustworthy in the Digital Age” on May 16 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This World Movement conversation will feature #HurfordYouth Fellows Celine Samson from The Philippines and Christine Magoma Oumar from Kenya. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

“We need to get young people in spaces of leadership so they can decide what they want to see in their future.” - Nawa Sitali, co-founder of @Youthparliame1. Watch this #CrossoverInitiative video to learn how youth in Zambia are reclaiming politics: youtu.be/1LyL30z2jfc

Tech is evolving rapidly, but are democratic norms keeping up? Our latest video delves into this crucial question & NED partners’ efforts to bridge the gap. Join the conversation on leveraging tech for democratic ends💡 #SCSPAIExpo #AIforGood

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As Special Competitive Studies Project's AI Expo for National Competitiveness kicks off today in D.C., explore Forum @ NED reports on tech, AI, and democracy below:

🔍 BIG QUESTION | We asked four leading experts how key influencers in Latin America are amplifying CCP narratives about authoritarian models. Read their answers in our new Big Question: buff.ly/4absgH3

Student blog post: Tia Mittle's Washington, D.C., internship led her to Capitol Hill and reinforced her personal commitment to upholding democracies around the globe. go.nd.edu/809d63

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Damon M. Wilson Senator Joe Manchin sarah margon NEDemocracy Open Society Foundations “A lot of these technologies and tools are actually being used to be the long arm of oppressive regimes… to target the diasporas of their own communities in free societies.” -Damon M. Wilson

Over the last decade, authoritarians have intensified their efforts to undermine democratic institutions and consolidate their power by controlling the information space, with similar patterns and a similar playbook deployed across different countries. buff.ly/3ux2ePw

NED honored Afghan journalists with a 2023 Democracy Award for their work inside and outside the country as they continue to provide Afghans with factual, objective news and information and counter the Taliban’s propaganda. youtube.com/watch?v=gDTSKg…
#WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD24

“My job is for humanity, it’s for my people,” said an Afghan journalist interviewed by CIMA. Whether in exile or in a climate of fear in country, Afghan journalists are still working tirelessly to keep news flowing. #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD24
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⏰ There's still time to register for #SCSPAIExpo2024 next week, which will feature National Democratic Institute/National Democratic Institutetech Director Moira Whelan on NEDemocracy's panel 'Building a Democratic Digital Option in the Age of AI.'

🎟️Learn more & register for free: bit.ly/3wgaggJ

“Independent media and a healthy information ecosystem are foundational to protecting democracy and development gains,” said Nick Benequista, Sr. Director CIMA. #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD24 ned.org/ned-welcomes-t…

'Freedom of expression and democracy are two inseparable realities. When one is affected the other hurt, too.' Normando Hernández González #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD24
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“Freedom of expression enables democracy to function. Democracy is dead when press freedom is under attack”. - Richard Mulonga, Executive Director of Bloggers of Zambia. #WorldPressFreedomDay

🧵1/2: Yesterday, AHS hosted William J. Dobson (Will Dobson) and Christopher Walker (@Walker_CT) to discuss their book, 'Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power.' #AHSVirtualBookTalk
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CPJ is co-organizing the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #WFPD event “Survival Strategies: How Exile Media Adapt to New Realities.”

🗓️ May 4, 3:30 p.m. UTC−4

More about the global conference: unesco.org/en/articles/wo…

More about the event: internews.org/blog/survival-…

Organized by CIMA, CPJ, Thomson Reuters Foundation

To celebrate #WorldPressFreedomDay our weekend read is 'Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West from the Ancients to Fake News' by Eric Berkowitz. Read a review of the book in Kirkus Reviews kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/e…

“The need for more independent and nuanced journalism is only growing stronger.” This #WPFD2024 , amidst many challenges to free press, aliaibrahim عليا ابراهيم, CEO of @daraj_media highlights the need to work together to advance democracy and protect fundamental freedoms.