22 November 2012 What are we going to do about journalism? The role of higher education in the ‘crisis’, City University, London
Inaugural Lecture by Michael Bromley, Professor in International Journalism. Journalism is confronting a multi-faceted crisis of the declining viability of its major vehicle, the mass media; falling levels of public trust, and deficiencies in its practices. The...
21 November 2012 NGO/civil society pre-meeting in Vienna
This pre-meeting on Nov. 21st, the day before the UN Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, is for those concerned with journalist safety, to identify common goals, increase coordination and clarify the principles we will...
IFEX launches 2012 Day to End Impunity
IFEX, the global network defending and promoting free expression, announced the launch of International Day to End Impunity. Created by IFEX in 2011, the day is a call to action — to demand justice for those who have been targeted for exercising their right to freedom...
13 November 2012: CFOM Annual Lecture
Sadeq Saba, Head of BBC Persian Service gave a talk titled 'Revisiting Freedom of Speech in the 21st Century'. Sadeq Saba became the Head of BBC Persian Service in 2010. Prior to that, he was the BBC Iranian affairs analyst for over a decade. He has covered three...
News stories and coverage of the London Symposium
Now it is up to all those who care to make the UN Plan of Action work ‘Now it is up to UN agencies, civil society, media professionals and, most importantly, the numerous states that have endorsed the UN Human Rights Council resolution on the safety of journalists, to...