CFOM conference on ‘The role of the factual mass media in post-conflict reconstruction’
CFOM is very pleased to have hosted a CFOM conference and a 2-day academic workshop on the role of the factual mass media in civil society building in post-conflict settings in June 2018. Professor Jeffrey Alexander gave the keynote ‘Civil Sphere and Transitions to...
CFOM and UNESCO organises joint Journalism Safety Research Network panel at IAMCR in Oregon
The Journalism Safety Research Network panel ‘Attacks on journalists and the issue of impunity: The fight for sustainable journalism against its civil diminishment’ was held on June 22 at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)...
CFOM participates in technical consultation on UNESCO’s monitoring of safety of journalists
On May 24, 2018, CFOM PhD Researcher Sara Torsner participated in a technical consultation on UNESCO’s monitoring of safety of journalists in Paris. The meeting was a follow up to the meeting on monitoring the safety of journalists under SDG indicator 16.10.1 (which...
Journalism Safety Research Network meeting during WPFD in Accra, Ghana
On May 3rd, during the Word Press Freedom Day celebrations in Accra, a network meeting with members of the Journalism Safety Research Network (JSRN) was held to gather ideas for continuing to develop the network and building research driven knowledge and capacity...
Collaborative research project between CFOM and Free Press Unlimited seeks to improve monitoring of violence against journalists
Acknowledging the crucial role that accurate data plays when it comes to understanding the complex nature of safety threats to journalists and to ensure the effective protection of media workers, the Centre for Freedom of the Media and the press freedom organisation...