PROTECTION OF SOURCES: The Guardian covered in anopinion piece Monday the possible implications of judicial decisions impacting journalists’ sources protection. Most recently in the Helen Liu case, decided on 20 May, the Supreme Court of New South Wales upheld the order to disclose  the identity of informants issued against Fairfax four years ago.

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Tech-platforms need journalistic content - but what strategies should news organisations adopt when dealing with the tech giants? The debate around third-party content distributors is one of the main threads running through the annual Tinius Trust report - a highly recommended read for those interested in the future of journalism. 

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AD BLOCKING: NAA, the Newspaper Association of America, filed at the end of last week a complaint and request for investigation of "Deceptive Ad-Blocking Practices" with the Federal Trade Commission FTC. The NAA alleges that certain ad- blocking practices constitute unfair and deceptive trade practices and unfair methods of competition as prohibited by Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45.

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INTERNET GOVERNANCE: The discussion on Internet Governance is taking center stage almost everywhere in the world, including in Africa. On Saturday Kenyan newspaper The Nation published an opinion piece highlighting the numerous aspects that make Internet central to the efficient implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adopted on 25 September 2015. 

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