October 2012: CFOM and the BBC co-host “unique” meeting of global news media to tackle rise in violence against journalists
20 October 2012 The Centre for Freedom of the Media and the BBC College of Journalism jointly hosted a Symposium on Media Responses to Matters of Life and Death on 18 October in the BBC’s new London Headquarters at New Broadcasting House. Senior figures from leading...
Making the Protection of Journalists a Reality: Time to End Impunity
Journalism in danger: London Symposium on Journalists’ Safety considers strategies to counteract anti-media violence. On 7 April 2014 the BBC and CFOM co-hosted a conference at the BBC’s Broadcasting House. In “Making the Protection of Journalists a Reality: Time to...
Press Conference in Geneva launches ‘Best Practices’ for Protecting Journalists
Geneva event unveils effort to reinforce existing international obligations and mechanisms for protecting journalists. Dec 9, 2015 – The International Press Institute (IPI), Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN), Geneva Global Media and the Geneva Press Club today presented...
Commemorative Conference: Ending Impunity for Crimes against journalists
Co-Hosted by CFOM, UNESCO, and OAS, October 2015 At the two-day conference at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jose Costa Rica on 9-10 October 2015 representatives of judicial systems around the world shared the experience derived from international...
Freedom of Expression on the Internet: International event in Strasbourg, 13-14 October 2015
The Council of Europe is organising an international conference on “Freedom of Expression: still a precondition for democracy?” on 13-14 October 2015, in Strasbourg. The conference will be webcast. The event will focus on three key topics: The democratic rules when...