We’ve helped hundreds of journalists, citizen journalists and media outlets report freely.
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2025 Journalists Impact Survey
We’re pleased to publish the findings and observations of our 2025 Journalist Impact Survey. The report is an opportunity to
2024 Journalist Impact Survey
Explore Report We’re pleased to publish key insights from our 8th Journalist Impact Survey. The report shares findings and observations
Media Defence has been working to support journalists facing legal threats since 2008. We value the importance of learning and improvement, and we dedicate time and resources to monitoring and evaluating our projects and programmes in order to learn, improve and grow. We strive to ensure our evaluations are robust, efficient, useful, accurate and innovative.
KEY STATISTICS
Since 2008
We have provided legal help to hundreds of journalists and media outlets around the world.
We have provided training for over 300 lawyers globally
Since 2015 we have provided training for over 300 lawyers, across 50 countries and in 4 languages.
90% continue reporting
Since we began conducting our Journalist Impact Survey, our support has enabled 90% of journalist respondents to continue their public interest reporting.
2000+ cases in over 100 countries
Since 2008, we have supported over 2000 cases in over 100 countries
90% continue reporting
Since we began conducting our Journalist Impact Survey, our support has enabled 90% of journalist respondents to continue their public interest reporting.
2000+ cases in over 100 countries
Since 2008, we have supported over 2000 cases in over 100 countries.
1300+ cases in 117 countries
Since 2008, we have supported over 1,300 cases in 117 countries.
My case proves that we can win, but we had to go through the process; the financial, [and] psychological burden to get to the end result. Without the support of Media Defence this would have been too big an ask.
Chutima Sidasathian
Journalist and Human Rights Defender
Media Defence has been absolutely critical in helping me get the most updated Commonwealth jurisprudence in free speech litigation, whether it’s on contempt of Court, the law on harassment, or sedition.
Zheng Xi Choo
Co - Founder of The Online Citizen, Singapore
For asking people to laugh at the government, I was handcuffed, detained, thrown into the lockup. But I kept laughing and encouraging people to laugh with me. Why? Because laughter is the best form of protest.
Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque “Zunar”
Malaysian Cartoonist
We were able to take stances that we wouldn’t have been confident about if Media Defence hadn’t been backing us.