UNESCO Chair Jackie Harrison discusses the role of academia in implementing the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists at FOME event
On 13 September UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity, Professor Jackie Harrison, joined discussion on how to end impunity for crimes against journalists at the 2022 Forum for Media and Development Symposium “Dealing with the past...
CFOM co-hosts second Academic Consultation on the UN Action Plan on Journalists’ Safety with UNESCO for IAMCR 2022
As part of the 2022 International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, the Centre for Freedom of the Media co-hosted the second Academic Consultation on UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity on the...
CFOM takes part in World Press Freedom Day 2022 in Uruguay
CFOM researchers travelled to Punta del Este, Uruguay to take part in World Press Freedom Day 2022. Members of the CFOM team took part in a panel session at the seventh Academic Conference focused on human rights standards and working conditions of journalists during...
Call for Contributions: Academic Consultation on the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists
2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. This is a call for contributions to the first in a series of academic consultations on the anniversary of the UN Action Plan to be held as a hybrid event (at...
Upcoming event: The Commonwealth and media freedom: Where do we stand?
On 27 April 2022 (12:30pm-2:00pm) the Institute of Commonwealth Studies will host the seminar "The Commonwealth and media freedom: Where do we stand?". The seminar is arranged in collaboration with the Centre for Freedom of Media (CFOM) and focuses on Article V of the...