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Angela Merkel says press freedom vital in time of coronavirus
German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her weekly video podcast on Saturday to appeal for press freedom to be defended — especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Democracy requires "a public sphere…
‘Moral imperative’ to stop threat to media freedom
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, UK Minister for Human Rights, has said that the current crackdown on journalists across the world is a…
Media Freedom Coalition launched to address attacks on journalists
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the launch of the new Media Freedom Coalition. Following their landmark…
RT and Sputnik denied press passes for inaugural UK global media freedom conference
Russian state-funded news outlets RT and Sputnik have been denied press passes for the inaugural global media freedom conference to be held…
Journalists concerned about declining quality in their trade
Three-quarters of journalists are concerned about the future of the profession while about three-fifths see declining quality as one of its biggest…
Amal Clooney addresses British Foreign Office ambassadors on defending journalists
Special Envoy for Media Freedom Amal Clooney this week addressed Foreign Office ambassadors during the FCO’s annual Leadership Week to talk about…
Bad times for press freedom around the world
An annual report by Freedom House said press freedom saw notable declines in Europe. It said press freedom is declining around the…
Pope Francis urges journalists to persevere with the reports of the forgotten people who suffer
In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and…
On World Press Freedom Day … an appeal for an EU Commissioner to defend freedom of the press
As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Christophe Deloire, the secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders, proposed that the European Union considers…
Malta drops 12 places in World Press Freedom Index
In a large part of the world, journalists are facing increased hostility, but progress in Africa is a sign for hope. That's…