05/27/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/27/2021 06:45
Forum calls for raising support to Journalists and Press Freedom in Cambodia
To commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2021, UNESCO organized an Online Forum to discuss the current needs of journalists and the role of government to promote information as a public good during the current COVID-19 health crisis, learning from global experiences and local voices. The Forum unanimously acknowledged the struggle and efforts of journalists in reporting during the pandemic as frontline responders, and advocated for further support to independent media. The forum included journalists and media stakeholders, Ministry of Information, diplomatic community, development partners, UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of Human Rights in Cambodia, Human Rights Lawyers, and civil-society.
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With ironic timing, the management at Hong Kong’s public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) chose May 3 – World Press Freedom Day – to initiate a spate of actions that flew in the face of the service’s mission of providing impartial news coverage and a platform for free expression. Staff began deleting all episodes of past shows that were more than one year old from Facebook and YouTube, including several award-winning investigative programs that had garnered over a million views. The station then refused to renew the contract of journalist Nabela Qoser, effectively firing a reporter who had gained prominence for her tough questioning of local officials. The moves came just days after top executives axed a documentary – months in the making – that highlighted the hard-hitting journalism and innovative business model of the digital news outlets Hong Kong Free Press and Citizen News.