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“Information is a public good. […] and as a public good, it needs public support.” ~ Joseph E. Stiglitz Today marks 30 years since the signing of the landmark Declaration of Windhoek on  Promoting an  Independent and Pluralistic African Press in Namibia. The theme for 2021 is ‘Information as a Public Good’. As the United Nations points out, the Declaration was originally signed with the aim of making the free flow of information a public good. Thirty years on and we “now have incredible opportunities to express ourselves, stay informed and connect with others. But we are  als...

Statement by Media Freedom Coalition on World Press Freedom Day 3. May 2021 - 13:32 Today, on World Press Freedom Day and the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration, we celebrate the fundamental principles of media freedom and stand together for its protection around the world.   The Windhoek Declaration is a historic call for media freedom. It upholds this freedom as a crucial component of the right to freedom of expression, as enshrined by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and underlines that an independent, pluralistic and free press is essent...

Graphic Online BY: Rosalind K. Amoh 30.5k Shares 705 An awards ceremony and adoption of a communique will climax this year’s global commemoration of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in Windhoek, Namibia, today. The climax follows six days of deliberations by journalists representing various countries and other stakeholders who have convened in the Namibian capital to commemorate this year’s event and also mark the 30th anniversary of the WPFD. To be known as the Windhoek + 30 Declaration, the Global Conference, in adopting the communique, will call for an urgent need to address the threat ...

Gabby jabs political leader who blocks disagreeable followers on social media but condemns others on WPFD LISTEN 4 HOURS AGO Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said there is a political leader who is quick to block ‘disagreeable’ followers on his social media handles and yet always the first to condemn others on World Press Freedom Day. In a tweet to mark the World Press Freedom Day celebration on Monday, May 3, the Publisher of the Daily Statesmen said “There is a political leader who is quick to block ‘disagreeable’ followers on his ...

Eric Naki As we commemorate World Press Freedom Day, several anti-press freedom elements have begun to proliferate, with some of the country's top politicians leading the charge. Picture: iStock On the 30th anniversary celebration of World Press Freedom Day declared by the UN , the surveillance of journalists and harassment of reporters by the state, individual politicians and political party supporters have been raised as the ...