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Espionage Act charges risk setting dangerous precedent for journalists  

2024-06-26. Press freedom and human rights organisations call for assurances the US government will not pursue journalists for publishing classified information.

 

Media organisation targeted for investigative report on US-based opposition to Ukraine aid

2024-06-14. Texty.org.ua, an independent data journalism outlet based in Ukraine, has come under intense pressure from figures named in a recent report investigating opposition to continued US assistance for the country.

Dima Khatib: ‘Freedom of the press starts with the right to life and safety for all’

2024-05-31. Dima Khatib, Managing Director, AJ+, was awarded the WAN-IFRA’s Women in News Editorial Leadership prize at the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen on 29 May 2024. In her acceptance speech, Khatib paid tribute to journalists killed in Palestine in an unprecedented time in terms of the threat to journalists.

Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Chamorro

2024-05-27. The 2024 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been awarded to Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial, currently in exile in Costa Rica.

‘Only the quality of our journalism can defend us.’ Carlos Chamorro and the fight for press freedom in Nicaragua

2024-05-27. In this special episode of The Backstory, WAN-IFRA Golden Pen of Freedom laureate Carlos Chamorro speaks to Mexican journalist Javier Garza about his journey from political activist to the top of Latin American journalism.

Martha Ramos: 2024 Golden Pen of Freedom introductory speech

204-05-27. “We gather once again to celebrate outstanding achievement, an unwavering commitment to journalism: to award the Golden Pen – a symbol of struggle and the necessary courage to fight on in the name of press freedom.”

Profile: Carlos Fernando Chamorro

2024-05-27. For Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios, independence as a journalist is above everything. It has led to an extraordinary career in the news media, but also to a painful exile for him and his family.

Carlos F. Chamorro’s Golden Pen of Freedom acceptance speech

2024-05-27. “Journalism done from exile remains the last reserve of all our freedoms.” Carlos Fernando Chamorro received the Golden Pen of Freedom during the 75th WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress – read his acceptance speech.

Melissa Fleming: ‘We all share a debt to those who continue to bring us the facts’

2024-05-27. In her keynote address at the World News Media Congress in Copenhagen, Melissa Fleming, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, highlighted the critical challenges facing journalism and discussed the rise of disinformation, hate speech, and the impact of social media algorithms that prioritise sensational content over reliable news.

3 May, a time to grieve, protect, and support a global press in crisis

2024-05-03. On World Press Freedom Day, WAN-IFRA calls for greater safety and protection for journalists and a revaluation of the values that safeguard a free press.