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International: Protecting journalists is key to sustainable media Sao Paulo, Brazil: Photojournalists light candles during a vigil marking the death of a video journalist killed while covering a protest in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Nelson Antoine/Shutterstock Advocates of free speech and media freedom are working hard to ensure the media we consume every day is capable of informing us as well as debating with us, capable of carrying out investigations, and resilient enough to hold officials to a...

IFJ 30 April 2021 IFJ at World Press Freedom Day in Namibia Information as a public good is the subject of World Press Freedom Day, held in Windhoek, Namibia, 30 years after the Windhoek Declaration (3 May 1991). It remains a seminal event for the development of a free, independent and pluralistic press. World Press Freedom Day has its origins in the UNESCO conference in Windhoek. Below you will find the programme with the participation of the IFJ and its regions. CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Regiona...

On May 3, 1991, African journalists issued the Windhoek Declaration, a document setting out principles committed to a free press. Journalists Gwen Lister and Tabani Moyo discuss the challenges facing African media today.

Assaults on press freedom, here and abroad, endanger democracy (Guest Opinion by Roy Gutterman) Updated Apr 30, 2021; Posted Apr 30, 2021 Supporters of President Donald Trump break TV equipment outside the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. AP Facebook Share Roy S. Gutterman is an associate professor and director of the at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In 1991, a group of international journalists and press freedom advocates convened in Windhoek, Namib...

Gwen Lister on Windhoek Declaration anniversary: Id like to see good journalism triumph Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Namibian journalist Gwen Lister talked to DW about press freedom, disinformation and other challenges facing journalism today. Namibian journalist and Chairperson of the Namibia Media Trust (NMT) Gwen Lister is one of the original signatories of the Windhoek Declaration in 1991. Speaking to DW, she said that in spite of many advances in press freedom over the past ...

World Press Freedom Day 2021 Banner This year’s celebration marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, developed by African journalists pressing for a free, independent, and pluralistic African press. UNESCO and the Government of Namibia will host the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Windhoek from 29 April through 3 May, World Press Freedom Day. The laureate of the 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize will be honoured during the conference, on 2 May.   ...

How African news organisations can build strong alliances across the continent “African voices need to be heard in global policy-making,” says media scholar Herman Wasserman, author of a recent report on collaboration Herman Wasserman, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cape Town.  Benon Herbert Oluka Tuesday 27 April 2021 When African newspaper journalists signed the Windhoek Declaration on May 3, 1991, there was an air of optimism that it would pave the way to the achieve...

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail Failing to prepare is preparing to fail Updated: Updated: April 26, 2021 00:34 IST Journalists have to not only provide credible information but also enjoy the trust of the population Share Article AAA Journalists have to not only provide credible information but also enjoy the trust of the population It has been an emotionally draining week. I lost two of my brightest students — Ashish Yechury and Shaoli Rudra — to COVID-19. Vivek Bendre, a very valu...

Namibia remains a beacon of media freedom 2021-04-21  Namibia yesterday retained its top position in Africa, 24th in the world, on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index.   Cabo Verde (27) and Ghana (30) occupy second and third places in Africa.  Norway, Finland and Sweden are the top-ranked countries in the world.  The Presidency has lauded Namibia’s firm hold on the World Press Freedom Index, saying such commitment is informed by the emphasis on effective governance, ...

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