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Revised Windhoek Declaration Promotes Journalists' Safety, Media’s Economic Viability And Internet Transparency  2 hours ago share Carol Guensburg, Ndimyake Mwakalyelye Gwen Lister co-chaired a 1991 journalism seminar in Windhoek, Namibia, whose participants produced an influential text calling for a free, independent and pluralistic press. The Windhoek Declaration led to World Press Freedom Day. Thirty years ago, dozens of African journalists gathered at a conference in the then-new nation of Namibia to strategize how to better serve the public and minimize risks of their jobs. “In Af...

| May 7, 2021 It’s been 30 years since the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press was born on May 3, 1991 in Namibia, to support independent media in Africa. The declaration was not only a proud moment for African journalism but inspired the United Nations to launch World Press Freedom Day two years later. Though some countries across the African continent have made press freedom gains since then, many continue to struggle with journalist safety, independence and financial pressures. In this episode, we look at the press freedom challenges f...

  Thirty years ago today, journalists, editors and publishers from across Africa gathered to draft a call for press freedom, the “Declaration of Windhoek on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press.” This landmark Declaration aimed to make the free flow of information a public good – a goal which still resonates today. Since 1991, the information landscape has undergone tremendous changes, especially with the advent of the internet and social media. We now have incredible opportunities to express ourselves, stay informed and connect with others. But we are also...

Madam Chair, World Press Freedom Day on the 3 May celebrated 30 years of the Windhoek Declaration, which was a landmark statement on media freedom. That Declaration outlines the fundamental importance of fostering and defending free, independent media in building strong open, democratic societies. The words from Windhoek in 1991 were echoed later that year in Moscow, when all OSCE participating States recognized “that independent media are essential to a free and open society and accountable systems of government and are of particular importance in safeguarding human rights and fundamental...

World Press Freedom Day: GJA demand justice for slain Ahmed Suale — GJA LISTEN 3 HOURS AGO The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it is frustrated by the lack of progress made in bringing persons who murdered investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Saule, to book two years after the incident. Mrs. Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President of the GJA, who made the statement, said the incident remained a bloat on Ghana's image as a beacon of democracy and a champion of press freedom on the continent. Speaking at a ceremony to mark this year's World Press Freedom Day in Accra on Tuesday, th...