Academics urged to study safety of journalists
A group of 40 researchers took part in a UNESCO workshop held this week at the 2016 conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research at the University of Leicester, UK. The occasion also served to publicise a new network for sharing...
CFOM Welcomes OSCE Decision to Re-appoint Dunja Mijatović
CFOM welcomes the decision by the OSCE Ministerial Council to extend the mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, for one year. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has an early warning function and provides rapid...
CFOM sent 3 members to the Helsinki 2016 World Press Freedom Day Research Conference, 3-4th May
According to UNESCO, at least 800 journalists and media producers have been killed between 2006 and 2016. This threat to the physical safety and security of journalists, their families and their media is the most direct threat to media freedom. Journalists need to be...
New App, eyeWitness to Atrocities, Could Solve Problem of Authenticating Citizen Journalists Work
At the recent UNESCO conference, News Organizations Standing Up for the Safety of Media Professionals, at which our International Director was present, editors and journalists discussed how to improve the security and authenticity of video and other data used to...
Commemoration Conference in Costa Rica, October 2015
International Day to End Impunity is focus for global efforts to end impunity for crimes against journalists Two years ago the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution which proclaimed November 2 as International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. It...