#AI 🤖: Fake identities and AI-written pitches are raising concerns in newsrooms.
@columjournreview.bsky.social explores how the “Fake Caroline” case highlights the challenges of verifying writers and maintaining trust in journalism.

📣#IFJ in the news is out!
Thank you for your trust! ✊🏽
#UnionStrong #StrongerTogether #PressFreedom

#Palestine🇵🇸: @afp.com photographer Jaafar Ishtayeh was brutally attacked by armed Israeli settlers while reporting. We condemn the attack and the Israeli forces' complicity in allowing settlers to assault journalists with impunity. @snjournalistes.bsky.social @snjcgt.fr @cfdtjournalistes.bsky.social

📣 Apply for a fellowship to attend the 2027 @gijn.org Conference in Rotterdam! Professional journalists, including freelancers, can apply. English proficiency is required!
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2027.

Le commanditaire présumé de son meurtre vient d'être acquitté. Rencontre-débat en hommage à Daphné Caruana Galizia, journaliste maltaise assassinée le 16 octobre 2017.

MARDI 13 OCTOBRE à Bourse du travail, Paris 3e. Entrée libre, sur réservations.

@europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social

#UK 🇬🇧: We stand with the @nujofficial.bsky.social in condemning the €20m cut to RTÉ funding. A funded, independent public broadcaster is essential to democracy and accountability. We support the NUJ’s call for sustainable, predictable funding to protect RTÉ’s independence.

#Türkiye🇹🇷: X must not block access to the accounts of journalists and media organisations in Türkiye without a court order or an explicit, transparent and reviewable decision by an independent judicial authority.

@europeanjournalists.org @tgs.org.tr

📢 #IFJ President @zulianalainez.bsky.social said: "Behind every contract and job title, there is a worker who should enjoy their rights. [...] Organising together, joining unions and standing for our rights are the only ways to defend our profession".

#UnionStrong

#WDDW: Today is World Day for Decent Work! ✊🏿

⚡ Media workers across the world must recognise their right to decent work. Journalists are workers, and decent work is a fundamental right, not a privilege.

Organise and and join your #union to secure dignity at work!

📢 #Gaza may no longer be making the headlines, but the crisis remains critical. We urgently call on our affiliates to press their governments to receive Gazan journalists and media workers in order to provide those in need with immediate medical treatment.

#Türkiye🇹🇷: Journalist and @disk-ar.bsky.social board member Derya Okatan has been detained since 2 October based on disputed digital evidence. She must be released immediately.
#FreeDeryaOkatan

#France 🇫🇷: 39 journalists' societies have responded to Marine Le Pen’s remarks targeting Mediapart journalists.
A collective response defending press freedom and journalists’ right to do their work without intimidation.

#EU 🇪🇺: EU support for journalism is a promising start, but there is still work to do.
Ahead of 2028, getting EU journalism funding right is key to supporting independent and pluralistic media across Europe.
@europeanjournalists.org looks at what needs to improve

📢 “This study shows how surveillance of the press has become a serious threat to journalists’ safety worldwide. We need a global response to eradicate the surveillance of those who risk their life to inform the public," said #IFJ President @zulianalainez.bsky.social. Check it out ⤵️

⚡️ A new #IFJ report 'Hacked Silence: Journalists and surveillance' has been launched today!

Surveillance puts journalists, their sources and the public’s right to know at risk. The study examines legal and regulatory gaps across 10 countries and international frameworks.

🤖 Is your chatbot poisoned by #disinformation?

The @columjournreview.bsky.social examines how misinformation can infiltrate #AI chatbots and influence the responses they provide, prompting key questions about the reliability of information in the AI era.