Celebrate World Press Freedom Day!

Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2022!

Last year we shared a book on this topic, today we honor its origin.

History

The UNGA, in December 1993, proclaimed this day after a recommendation adopted at the 26th session of UNESCO's General Conference in 1991. The Windhoek Declaration was adopted on this day as well. It is a statement of press freedom principles by African newspaper journalists in 1991.

World Press Freedom Day 2022: Theme

This year, the theme of World Press Freedom Day is 'Journalism under digital siege'.

According to the United Nations, the theme will focus on the several ways in which journalism is endangered by surveillance and digitally-mediated attacks on journalists, and the consequences of all this on public trust in digital communications. The UN also mentioned that the surveillance can uncover information collected by journalists including from whistle-blowers and can harm the journalists' safety.

In 1993, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 3 May as World Press Freedom Day following a recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. It serves as an occasion to inform citizens of the violations of press freedom and remind governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom.

It is a day to reflect on issues of press freedom and professional ethics as well as to support media professionals, who are the targets of the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom. Equally important, World Press Freedom Day recognizes and remembers journalists who lost their lives in the pursuit of a story.

In collaboration with UNESCO, the United Nations Department of Global Communications will host a virtual event for the New York observance of World Press Freedom Day 2022 on 4 May, 10:30 am - 12 pm EDT.

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This year's World Press Freedom Day theme, "Journalism Under Digital Siege," examines the challenges to media viability in different regions and media sectors, identifying viable solutions without compromising the integrity and editorial independence and exploring the importance of professional practices. In addition, the session will mark the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity and discuss the new challenges that the digital world brings to the safety of journalists. 

As a translator, wordsmith, copyeditor, and proofreader of so many documents, books, and manuals for international clients, I do abide by the World Press Freedom Day as a necessary step to promote our message freely and with no boundaries.

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World Press Freedom Day 2022 will reunite relevant stakeholders such as policymakers, journalists, media representatives, activists, cybersecurity managers, and legal experts to explore these issues and develop concrete solutions to address the threats posed by increased surveillance to press freedom and privacy.

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

We all must do more to address the risks and seize the opportunities of the digital age. On this World Press Freedom Day, I invite the Member States, technology companies, the media community, as well as the rest of civil society to come together to develop a new digital configuration – one that protects both journalism and journalists.

— Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day

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