Category: Events

As part of the Journalism Safety Research Network (JSRN) initiative, the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) and UNESCO joined forces to present research related to the issue of the safety of journalists and media and information literacy at the 2020 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) online conference which started on 13 July.

Our eighth annual International Journalism Week, taking place from 11 to 15 November 2019, addresses issues related to media research and practice from a global perspective, focusing on media freedom, journalism safety, issues of impunity, propaganda and fact. The week provides journalism students with a wide range of expertise and insights from frontline journalists and acknowledged experts concerning seen and unseen threats to free, independent journalism today.

Precis of Teaching at Sheffield Hallam University’s Journalism Summer School.

At the 2nd Global Constructive Journalism Conference in Geneva on 18 January 2019, Jackie Harrison (CFOM) and Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob (RUNMAPP) participated alongside Caroline (Fondation Hirondelle, CFOM collaborative partner) in a panel on Journalism in Post-Conflict societies defending the importance of professional and accountable journalism.