by MVOW | Apr 29, 2019 | Communication Rights
It’s a more clandestine and dangerous world when journalists can be threatened with violence, detention, and death for doing their job. The 2019 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) points to a serious decline in media freedoms as...
by MVOW | Apr 23, 2019 | Communication Rights
Amal Clooney attends side event Press behind bars during 73rd UNGA session at United Nations Headquarters.Photo: Lev Radin/Shutterstock The UK Foreign Secretary has appointed international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to act as a special envoy on media freedom....
by MVOW | Apr 15, 2019 | Communication Rights
Photo: Gian Cescon/unsplash.com In the “good old days” of traditional media, there were gatekeepers whose task was to apply professional and ethical standards to content. In addition, government and public entities established print and broadcast regulations that were...
by MVOW | Apr 12, 2019 | Communication Rights
Photo: Cultural Survival The United Nations has declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages in order to raise awareness about the importance of linguistic diversity in relation to sustainable development, culture, knowledge, and collective memory....
by MVOW | Mar 26, 2019 | Communication Rights
Migrants charging their mobile phones at Keleti railway station in Budapest in 2015. Photo: Herbert P Oczeret/EPA Rates of forced migration are the highest they have been in decades. In 2016, approximately 40 million people became internally displaced persons (IDPs)...
by MVOW | Mar 25, 2019 | Communication Rights
Trustworthy news and opinion is the Holy Grail of journalism today. An independent report reviewing challenges facing high quality journalism in the UK has been published. The Cairncross Review: a sustainable future for journalism (12 February 2019) recommends a new...
