World Press Freedom Day 2021: Information As A Public Good

WORLD: Today, we commemorate World Press Day 2021 with the central theme “Information as a Public Good” and the 30h anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic African Press.

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Media Freedom Messages

We republish some Twitter messages by well-known personalities:

In too many countries, journalists & media workers face censorship, abuse, harassment, detention & even death, simply for doing their jobs.

On #WorldPressFreedomDay, I urge all governments to do everything in their power to support a free, independent and diverse media. pic.twitter.com/FBv5fCkbCY
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) May 2, 2021

Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN

Ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay, I'd like to pay tribute to all the journalists who work tirelessly, sometimes at the risk of their life, often under pressure, economic or political, to check facts and keep power in check.

Press freedom protects us. Let’s protect press freedom. pic.twitter.com/t2IWPglCvD
— Věra Jourová (@VeraJourova) May 2, 2021

Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency in the @EU_Commission

.@Shaimaakhalil and @mariaressa, 2021 @UNESCO World #PressFreedom Prize Laureate, on the future of #journalism and the role of online platforms.

▶️https://t.co/lUeLh0GvHL #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/HleWhlKpf4
— #WorldPressFreedomDay Conference (@unescoNOW) May 2, 2021

Shaimaa Khalil, BBC News Australia Correspondent with Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Laureate

Freedom of the press is a core European value and is essential for democracy.

We need to defend such freedom every day and ensure that journalists do their work in safety.#WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/mQnBD4NLEr
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) May 3, 2021

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Charles Michel, President of the European Council

It’s not only in war zones and dictatorships that journalists take risks to hold those in power to account. Defend press freedom. #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/PoW4HZRI92
— Human Rights Watch (@hrw) May 3, 2021

Human Rights Watch

Online violence against women journalists spills offline. 26% of our survey participants said they experienced mental impacts as a result of it.

Harming a woman’s right to report is harming everybody's right to know.https://t.co/7pqujDteee #JournalistsToo #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/YvUdoCICGU
— UNESCO ?️ #Education #Sciences #Culture ??? (@UNESCO) May 3, 2021

UNESCO #Education #Sciences #Culture

This is a truly brilliant political cartoon, part of the month-long #ASEAN Human Rights exhibition of cartoonists launched today in an online event. Basically death snooker by the #Indonesia gov't, attacking rights freedom of expression advocates & media on #WorldPressFreedomDay. pic.twitter.com/xmh1DrpxL9
— Phil Robertson (@Reaproy) May 3, 2021

Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch, SE Asia & Korea

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