Author: Sara Torsner

Breaking down the wall of silence about violence against journalists in Europe

Breaking down the wall of silence about violence against journalists in Europe

Posted by | Oct 19, 2020 |

Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) international director William Horsley writes on the findings and recommendations for future action in A Mission to inform: Journalists at risk speak out. The book, co-authored by William Horsley and Dr Marilyn Clark, associate professor of psychology at the University of Malta, was published by the Council of Europe this week. The publication was timed to mark the third anniversary of the assassination of the prominent Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died in a remote-controlled car bomb explosion on 16 October 2017.

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Experiences of persecution by frontline journalists across Europe analysed in new Council of Europe publication co-authored by CFOM’s William Horsley

Experiences of persecution by frontline journalists across Europe analysed in new Council of Europe publication co-authored by CFOM’s William Horsley

Posted by | Oct 14, 2020 |

The new book entitled “A Mission to inform: Journalists at risk speak out”, authored Prof. Marilyn Clark from the University of Malta and William Horsley, International Director of the Centre for Freedom of the Media, is based on first-hand in-depth interviews with 20 journalists from 18 Council of Europe member states, and narrates their experiences of persecution.

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International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020: UNESCO Chair Jackie Harrison writes on media and information literacy as a means to safeguard journalism’s capacity to serve the public’s right to know

International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020: UNESCO Chair Jackie Harrison writes on media and information literacy as a means to safeguard journalism’s capacity to serve the public’s right to know

Posted by | Sep 28, 2020 | ,

Focusing on the right to information in times of crisis, this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) foregrounds the fact that access to reliable and trustworthy information has become a matter more urgent than ever due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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CFOM is partnering with UNESCO and ICFJ on a global survey mapping online violence against women journalists

CFOM is partnering with UNESCO and ICFJ on a global survey mapping online violence against women journalists

Posted by | Sep 25, 2020 |

The Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) is participating in a global research project examining the incidence and impacts of online violence against women journalists, and effective measures to combat the problem. The project is led by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and involves a consortium of scholars and researchers from around the world.

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Freedom of expression and fact-based journalism key to countering the disinformation crisis CFOM researchers conclude in new Broadband Commission / UNESCO research report

Freedom of expression and fact-based journalism key to countering the disinformation crisis CFOM researchers conclude in new Broadband Commission / UNESCO research report

Posted by | Sep 21, 2020 |

A new UN Broadband Commission research report authored by CFOM researchers Kalina Bontcheva, Julie Posetti, and Diana Maynard, alongside a multidisciplinary team of international researchers, maps the diverse range of global responses to disinformation, along with the impacts of counter-disinformation measures on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, as described in Article 19 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

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