Journalists are dying all around the world in different settings – this is their plight and it shouldn’t be forgotten
On the 8th March 2019, United Nations Cinema screened Under The Wire in partnership with The British Museum in London to mark International Women's Day. Under The Wire, based on photo journalist Paul Conroy's book by the same title, documents his and war-correspondent...
CFOM is UNESCO official partner in organising World Press Freedom Day 2019
As published previously on the UNESCO website. World Press Freedom Day 2019 The main celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2019 is jointly organized by UNESCO, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union Commission in Addis...
The importance of the factual media for building sustainable peace in post-conflict settings: building civil norms
POSITION PAPER Jackie Harrison and Stef Pukallus The factual mass media and journalism can contribute to both sustaining peace and generating conflict. Conflict is caused by an incompatibility of views. Sustainable peace requires a turn from incompatibility to...
PhD scholarships round now open
PHD SCHOLARSHIPS ROUND NOW OPEN Are you interested in doing a PhD with CFOM? Then have a look at our three research areas here below and send us a project proposal. Good news is the 2018 scholarship round has just opened. Click here for more...
Professor Jackie Harrison holds UNESCO inaugural lecture
Inaugural lecture on ‘Diminishment and Resistance: The Civil Power of Journalism’ marks the start of Professor Jackie Harrison’s term as UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety & the Issue of Impunity. The inaugural, which was held on November 7th as part...