CFOM’s Presence at 5th February UNESCO Conference “News Organizations Standing Up for the Safety of Media Professionals”
CFOM's International Director William Horsley was a part of the 5th February 2016 Paris conference “News Organizations Standing Up for the Safety of Media Professionals”. This conference came up with some very practical solutions for addressing the problems of...
Stop the killing of journalists! Prevention and justice to End Impunity
London Event: Stop the killing of journalists! Prevention and justice to end impunity On 2 November 2015 the first major event to be held the UK to mark International day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists took place in the Houses of Parliament. Prominent...
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...