Category: Events

UNESCO Chair Jackie Harrison discusses the role of academia in implementing the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists at FOME event

UNESCO Chair Jackie Harrison discusses the role of academia in implementing the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists at FOME event

Posted by | Sep 22, 2022 | ,

On 13 September UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity, Professor Jackie Harrison, joined discussion on how to end impunity for crimes against journalists at the 2022 Forum for Media and Development Symposium “Dealing with the past and preparing for the future- Media Assistance in Conflict Mitigation, Reconciliation and Peacebuilding” (held on 13-14 September).

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Call for Contributions: Academic Consultation on the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists

Call for Contributions: Academic Consultation on the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists

Posted by | Apr 29, 2022 | |

2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. This is a call for contributions to the first in a series of academic consultations on the anniversary of the UN Action Plan to be held as a hybrid event (at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and online), jointly co-organised by UNESCO, the Journalism Safety Research Network, the UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity/Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield, the World of Journalism Study and the Centre for Digital Politics, Media and Democracy, University of Liverpool.

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Upcoming event: The Commonwealth and media freedom: Where do we stand?

Upcoming event: The Commonwealth and media freedom: Where do we stand?

Posted by | Apr 14, 2022 |

On 27 April 2022 (12:30pm-2:00pm) the Institute of Commonwealth Studies will host the seminar “The Commonwealth and media freedom: Where do we stand?”. The seminar is arranged in collaboration with the Centre for Freedom of Media (CFOM) and focuses on Article V of the 2013 Commonwealth Charter which declares the commitment of all Commonwealth states to the values of freedom of expression.

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