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Ghana celebrates World Press Freedom Day May 4, 2021 Ms Asante-Agyei Ghana will today join the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The event would be spearheaded by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), at the Ghana International Press Centre, in Accra, according to a press statement, issued and signed by the Vice President of the association, Linda Asante-Agyei, yesterday. She said that this year’s celebration will provide a platform to dialogue on issues within the Ghanaian media space, including media freedom and COVID -19 and media ownershi...

Three NTV journalists spent the night in the newsroom for fear of arrest after the station aired the event.

International: Celebrating Word Press Freedom Day Date: May 3, 2021 By Tarisai Nyamweda, Johannesburg, 3 May: On 3 May, we commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) under the theme “Information as a Public Good”, c alling attention to  the  essential  role of free and professional  journalists  in  producing  and  disseminating this information, by tackling misinformation and other harmful content.” This year’s celebrations take place amidst increasing evidence of online violence against women and and in particular against women journalists which has been exacerbated by COVID...

705 The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Mr António Guterres, has urged all governments around the world to do everything in their power to support a free, independent and diverse media. According to him, that was the only guaranteed way of combating misinformation and disinformation in an era that inaccuracies and falsehood in the media space was rife. In a message on World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), commemorated yesterday, the secretary-general underscored the importance of reliable, verified and accessible information, emphasising that: “Free and independent journalism is ou...

05/04/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/04/2021 08:52 On World Press Freedom Day, Iraqi journalists discuss their concerns and demand support UNESCO Iraq Office and the Communication and Media Commission (CMC), celebrated the WPFD through a blended event (online and physical presence), at the headquarters of the CMC in the capital, Baghdad. Journalists from all Iraqi provinces joined the open debate on this day in conjunction with the central celebration being held in Namibia to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom. This year's World P...