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Watch: Harnessing the power of collaboration for press freedom To mark World Press Freedom Day 2021, ICIJ hosted a virtual conversation on the current state of press freedom, what we can do to combat threats and how global collaborations help free press thrive. May 3, 2021 On the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ landmark Windhoek Declaration that helped launch World Press Freedom Day, the state of free press is as tenuous as ever. As reporters continue to work in ho...

Malawi Journalists March For Press Freedom Journalists on a freedom march in Blantyre Blantyre, May 3, Mana: Journalists from various media houses in the country on Monday  turned out in Blantyre to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) with a freedom march from Kamuzu Upper Stadium to Malawi Sun Hotel in the heart of the commercial city. World Press Freedom Day falls on May 3 every year. This year the celebrations mark the 30 th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration. The...

In a year, 49 journalists lost their lives in the line of duty worldwide By Brutal crackdowns on the press are surfacing from all over the world. Executive Director International Press Institute says rise in open attacks on press freedom is a bad omen for the future of democratic freedom. The International Press Institute, an international organisation that protects journalism against censorship, warns that dictatorial-minded governments are stepping up their efforts to suppress free media. Ac...

U.S. Embassy Monrovia Celebrates World Press Freedom Day U.S. Embassy Monrovia Celebrates World Press Freedom Day Monrovia, Liberia – The U.S. Embassy celebrates World Press Freedom Day today, May 3, because an independent media is an essential pillar of responsive and accountable democracies. Journalism plays a crucial role in combatting corruption, drawing attention to human rights abuses, and providing the public with accurate information. On May 3, 1991, a group of African journalist...

Journalists ‘bathing in poverty’ As Namibia celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration and the subsequent establishment of World Press Freedom Day, local media practitioners say journalists are overstretched. During the biggest celebration of Namibia’s media sector in the last 30 years, journalists in its biggest newsroom, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), are on strike over wages and better working conditions.  The media practitioners agree that newsrooms i...

(UN News)* — The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday [3 May 2021] urged governments to “do everything in their power” to support free, independent and diverse media, which the UN’s top human rights official highlighted as “a cornerstone of democratic societies”. Unsplash/Zeg Young | Press gather at an event in Shanghai, China. In a message on World Press Freedom Day, marked annually on 3 May, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the importance of reliable, verifie...

By Ken MeyerMay 3rd, 2021, 7:50 am   President Joe Biden commended the fourth estate in recognition of World Press Freedom Day in a statement released Monday morning. The statement from the White House honors the role of the press in a free society, describing reporters as “truth-tellers who refuse to be intimidated, often at great personal risk.” Of course, this is a dramatic departure from Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, who frequently referred to the media as the “enemy of the ...

File image NATIONAL NEWS - Government has emphasised the importance of media in sharing credible information with the public. “In an era of instant information sharing, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for trustworthy and fact checked news for public good is crucial,” Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Director General, Phumla Williams, said in a statement on Monday. Williams made her comments as government joins the rest of the world in...

Journalists have remained targeted specie and seen as threat to those in public office. by SaharaReporters, New York May 03, 2021 A group, the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, has urged the Federal Government and the Cross River State Government to drop all charges against journalists standing trial for doing their job. The union of online journalists practising in Cross River State made the call in a statement issued by its Chairman, Darlington Edem, and Secretary, Archibong Jer...

Thirty years ago today, in the face of constant pressure and violence, African journalists came together to issue the Windhoek Declaration, which asserted that, “[t]he establishment, maintenance and fostering of an independent, pluralistic and free press is essential to the development and maintenance of democracy in a nation, and for economic development.”  Then, as now, we celebrate the courage of truth-tellers who refuse to be intimidated, often at great personal risk, and we reaffirm t...