by chrysadag | May 7, 2013 | News
Wednesday 8 May 2013, 7:00 PM at the Frontline club
Across the world everyday journalists face injuries, kidnappings and death in the line of their work. In the majority of cases the perpetrators are not brought to justice and this evading of punishment often leads to self censorship by other journalists.
Reporting on corruption, crime, conflict, politics and human rights is crucial in society, but how can we better protect the journalists doing this work? (more…)
by chrysadag | Apr 25, 2013 | Events
Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism conference, Friday 3 May 2013, 10.30am – 5.00pm
The event stems from City’s commitment to the implementation of the UNESCO-steered UN Inter-Agency Action Plan for the Safety of Journalists 2013-2014.
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by chrysadag | Apr 16, 2013 | News
World’s Press Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Royal Charter
Issues prompting the Leveson Inquiry are no cause for additional statutory regulation of the press, which would have a ‘chilling effect’ on press freedom worldwide.
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. (more…)
by chrysadag | Apr 4, 2013 | News
Paris, France and Darmstadt, Germany
Authorities fail to act as perpetrators of violent attacks on journalists go unpunished
With media professionals across Mexico continuing to face high levels of violent crime, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the World Editors Forum (WEF) and the International Press Institute (IPI) call on the federal government to do more to protect journalists and reverse the prevailing culture of impunity. (more…)
by chrysadag | Feb 22, 2013 | News
A group from within the media and photojournalism industries have joined forces to raise awareness of the risks faced by journalists and photojournalists in war zones on a daily basis, and to lobby governments and tribunals to pursue and prosecute those who harm members of the news media. (more…)
