World Press Freedom Day

CCHR calls for the nomination of journalists to be profiled in a Press Freedom Campaign to mark World Press Freedom Day 2013.

Show your support for World Press Freedom Day by downloading and sharing WAN-IFRA’s extensive package of materials in six languages.

Show your support for World Press Freedom Day by downloading and sharing WAN-IFRA’s extensive package of materials in six languages.

The Media Alliance launched the “30 Days of Press Freedom” campaign on 2 April 2013 with a call for a uniform national approach to shield laws for journalists amid an unprecedented assault on press freedom in Australia.

IFEX and World Press Freedom Day almost share a birthday. IFEX was born in 1992, one year after UNESCO adopted 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. UNESCO supported IFEX from its debut as a network of a dozen international free expression NGOs, and that support helped IFEX grow to be the world’s leading global […]

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is providing a wide range of free-to-publish multimedia materials for newspapers and other media to publish on or around 3 May.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is providing a wide range of free-to-publish multimedia materials for newspapers and other media to publish on or around 3 May.

Panelists stressed that cooperation with local media, as well as publicity and advocacy efforts are key means to end attacks against journalists.

BIANET laments the poor state of press freedom in the country and says that recent judicial reforms that label some press crimes as “terrorism” will make the situation worse.

Amid divisive ideas and political ideologies that have led to the use of violence, the local media are now having difficulties, as several conflicting political parties have started their own media businesses including newspapers, satellite-broadcast televisions and social media.

The AMH publisher was presented the award for continuing to provide platforms and access to critical alternative views and ideas on Zimbabwe’s socio-economic and political issues.

PFUJ and IFJ deployed four missions to assess the situation on the ground in some of the most dangerous and under-reported provinces in the country – Balochistan, Interior Sindh, the Khyber-FATA region and Punjab.

In partnership with PFF, IFJ released its first Press Freedom in the Pacific report at a press launch held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to celebrate World Press Freedom Day.

The last year has seen tumultuous shifts for media freedom. But core problems still remain in the world’s troublespots, says Index on Censorship’s news editor, Padraig Reidy.

Hostile comments directed at independent media by the information minister on World Press Freedom Day further illustrate the precarious state of freedom of expression in the country.

One of the most troubling trends today in many countries is the use of technological advancements to imprison for long terms not only cartoonists, but also non-media individuals who do nothing more than post a cartoon on a blog or Facebook page, says CRNI.