Dr. Lada Trifonova Price on the state of information in Bulgaria
In January this year Bulgaria took up the EU presidency, 11 years after becoming a full member of the European Union. Despite government assurances and stern warnings from Brussels, media freedom in the country has steadily deteriorated. Last week Reporters Without...
Professor Jackie Harrison awarded UNESCO Chair
Professor Jackie Harrison, CFOM Chair and Joint Head of the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield, has been awarded the first UNESCO Chair in Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity. Professor Harrison, who is attending...
Three CFOM members participated in World Press Freedom Day 2018 in Accra
CFOM members, Jackie Harrison, Sara Torsner and William Horsley attended and participated in World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2018 in Accra, Ghana. CFOM hosts the Journalism Safety Research Network of around 200 members and is an official partner with UNESCO and the...
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2017
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2nd November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on 2 November 2013. The need to...
CFOM to take part in consultation on the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
CFOM members, Jackie Harrison, William Horsley and Stef Pukallus will participate in the multi-stakeholder Consultation on Strengthening the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity in Geneva on 29 June 2017. CFOM, as a partner of UNESCO...