Jackie Harrison presents at the Global Conference for Media Freedom
On July 9th Jackie Harrison took part in a panel on "Trust in the Media: the UK focus" at the Global Conference for Media Freedom co-hosted by Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary. The conference took...
UNESCO Chair retreat on media literacy and journalism safety paves way for research collaboration
As part of the work of UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity, Jackie Harrison, the Centre for Freedom of the Media held a three-day long workshop on the theme on media literacy and journalism safety on June 26-28, 2019 Designed to...
International summer school to focus on safety for future journalists
A new international summer school at Sheffield Hallam University, in collaboration with the Centre for Freedom of the Media, aims to raise awareness among future journalists of vital issues relating to safety and impunity. The summer school is designed to...
Jackie Harrison joins SPERI to launch new book “Rethinking Democracy”
On June 18th Jackie Harrison took part in a panel discussion at the launch of Andrew Gamble’s new book – Rethinking Democracy. The event took place at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), where Jackie joined Andrew Gamble, Alan Finlayson and...
Jackie Harrison gives evidence at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Global Media Freedom
The UK has committed to launching, what UK Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt at World Press Freedom Day 2019 in Ethiopia described as ‘a global campaign to protect journalists doing their job and promote the benefits of a free media’. In July, the UK will host a...