11 December 2017 Meeting of experts: Impunity of Murders of Journalists, A Challenge to Freedom of the Media, Vienna
On 11 December CFOM’s international director, William Horsley, will speak on ‘Freedom of the Media and impunity of murders of journalists’ at a meeting of experts in Vienna convened by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Harlem Desir, and the...
Colombo meeting tackles a core issue for free and independent journalism in Asia: the prevalence of impunity for past killings of journalists
UNESCO’s regional seminar held in Sri Lanka on 4 December to mark the UN’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against Journalists was the occasion for a highly significant pledge by the Sri Lankan government. Prime minister Ranil Wickreesinghe made a...
Professor Jackie Harrison to deliver keynote speech on ‘Journalism Safety in the Context of Impunity’ in Oslo
Professor Jackie Harrison, chair and co-founder of CFOM, is going to deliver the keynote speech at the 'Safety of Journalists Covering Conflict and Sensitive Issues' conference, that will take place on November 2nd and 3rd in Oslo. The speech will focus on the topic...
International Journalism Week 2017
The Department of Journalism Studies and the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) are delighted to announce that this year’s International Journalism Week (IJW) will be held on 6th- 10th November 2017 at the University of Sheffield. The theme this year is...
CFOM took part in consultation on the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
Update on a previous post Professor Jackie Harrison, Chair of CFOM, participated in two key events related to the "Consultation on Strengthening the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity" in Geneva, last June. In her presentation at a...