WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY | Theme: journalism Under Digital Siege

World Press Freedom Day is the fourth pillar of democracy, journalists have time and again risked their lives and reputation to reveal the truth behind an incident, event or scandal. In a bid to appreciate their hard work, every year, May 3 is observed as World Press Freedom Day. The special day celebrates the spirit of journalism and recognises the dedication of journalists. It is extremely significant, as the United Nations considers it an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, assess the state of press freedom across the globe, defend the attacks on media independence, and pay tribute to the journalists who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

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World Press Freedom Day aim:

to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom
evaluate press freedom around the world
defend the media from attacks on their independence
and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
It also serves as a reminder that in dozens of countries around the world, publications are censored, fined, suspended and closed down, while journalists, editors and publishers are harassed, attacked, detained and even murdered. This is a problem all over the world including the UK. Julian Assange, the famous journalist and whistleblower, continues to be denied the right to fair trial and suffers from constant surveillance by the British and US intelligence services.

UNESCO OBSERVATION OF KILLED JOURNALIST

You can see the full list Here
https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists/observatory

How to approach it

Talk through with you students about the importance of journalists. Encourage discussion as to what the job of journalists is and what uses they have for society. Allow students to think critically about what good journalism and what bad journalism might look like. Examples of good journalism might include important whistleblowers, or accurate news that is informative about events around the world. Examples of bad journalism may include lying, overt political propaganda or lobbying. Ask students, why is it important that people should be able to ‘speak truth to power’? What is dangerous about client journalism and fake news? How can we strike a balance between protecting journalists and preventing misinformation?

Reading the news through newspapers, apps or on the TV is a really useful way to stay informed about what’s going on nationally and internationally. The news helps us form our opinions about what is right and wrong, who we should vote for and what causes we should support. It’s important that journalists, the people who write the news, are able to speak freely and tell people the truth about what’s happening. Sometimes governments or powerful people don’t like this, because it means they can be easily criticized.

here is a video demonstration on journalism Under Digital Siege

| A FREQUENT QUESTION ASK BY UNESCO

If you could write a news story, what would it be about? What kind of news story would make the world a better place?

My Answer: I wouldn't tell a stories or News that will bring bad narrative but one that will make the world a better place for people to see the truth and embrace it.

Source: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldpressfreedomday

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