Round Table Consultation: “Research perspectives on the Public Information and Strategic Communication during Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR)”
Joint event between the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO)/Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI)/DDR Section and with the research group on UN Media and Peace Processes (RUNMAPP) at the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM),...
New report shows that UNESCO designations lead the way on sustainable development and create value for communities across the UK
New research on the National Value of UNESCO to the United Kingdom by the UK National Commission for UNESCO (released on 25 June 2020) shows that UNESCO projects can help build a greener, more equal and more peaceful world, while also creating financial value. It is...
New CFOM publication examines repressive and oppressive conditions for news journalism in pre- and post- coup Turkey
A new journal article entitled 'From repression to oppression: news journalism in Turkey 2013–2018' authored by Stefanie Pukallus (CFOM), Lisa Bradley (CFOM), Sarah Clarke (Article 19, UK) and Jackie Harrison (CFOM) has been published in the journal Media, Culture and...
CFOM fellow Sejal Parmar has worked as an expert consultant on new UN Guidance Note on Addressing and Countering COVID-19 related Hate Speech
Sejal Parmar, fellow at the Centre on Freedom of the Media and lecturer at the School of Law at the University of Sheffield, worked as an expert consultant with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect to produce the UN...
New CFOM study compares editorial standards and complaints handling before and after IPSO
The Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), University of Sheffield, has conducted a two-year comprehensive study of editorial standards of accuracy and complaints handling pre- and post-IPSO. At a time of intense political debate about disinformation in general, and...