Thursday, May 3, 2012

World press freedom day

  • MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Dozens of Somali journalists met Thursday in somber silence to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, a meeting that came only hours after the killing of the fifth Somali journalist this year.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders is condemning the astonishing pace of attacks on journalists, with 67 killed in 2011 and 22 more deaths since the beginning of the year. U.N.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 3 May: It is a special pleasure to be joined today by the President of Ireland.
  • (UN News Centre)
  • This post is co-authored by Jillian C. York. Nineteen years ago, before the Internet had reached millions of homes, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the celebration of press freedom, deeming May 3 World Press Freedom Day.
  • (NewsHour)
  • The U.N. and media rights groups marking World Press Freedom Day say the Arab Spring has eased the grip of some governments on journalism, but many nations still repress the media. In a joint statement, U.N.
  • (Voice of America)
  • GENEVA, May 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Internet Society today joined global celebrations around World Press Freedom Day, which focuses on the fundamental principles of press freedom.
  • (Marketwatch)
  • But as the world marks World Press Freedom day today, the overall decline in press freedom in the rest of Latin America is evident, according to the 2012 Freedom House survey on the worlds press freedom rankings.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)
  • It's World Press Freedom Day, when we set aside time to think about journalists around the world who struggle under repressive conditions to report and tell the truth.
  • (niemanlab.org)
  • Ele Zimbabwe limanyane lamanye amazwe womhlaba ngolweSine ekunanzeni umsebenzi wentathelizindaba emhlabeni jikelele ele World Press Freedom Day elinanzwa minyaka yonke ngoNkwenkwezi.
  • (Voice of America)
  • And it is the important role that journalists are playing as the referees between politicians and the ruling elite on one hand and the public on the other that is at the core of events marking World Press Freedom Day today (May 3).
  • (Mmegi Online)

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