World Press Freedom Day
A free press is one of the most essential components of a democratic society, which in turn is a prerequisite for sustainable social and economic development. Every year, May 3 serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news. Last year, for merely doing their job, 42 journalists were killed and 766 were detained, the highest annual figures in the past decade, according to Reporters Without Borders (IPS's Record Number of Deaths in Expressing Ideas).
You want to know how free is the flow of news and information in countries around the world? Check out Freedom House's Map of Press Freedom (2003) and the UN press site.
A free press is one of the most essential components of a democratic society, which in turn is a prerequisite for sustainable social and economic development. Every year, May 3 serves as an occasion to inform the public of violations of the right to freedom of expression and as a reminder that many journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news. Last year, for merely doing their job, 42 journalists were killed and 766 were detained, the highest annual figures in the past decade, according to Reporters Without Borders (IPS's Record Number of Deaths in Expressing Ideas).
You want to know how free is the flow of news and information in countries around the world? Check out Freedom House's Map of Press Freedom (2003) and the UN press site.
posted by Evgenia @ 5/03/2004 03:34:00 PM
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