Press Freedom

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.

2024-05-03. ‘Disruptive in its time,’ the historic Santiago Declaration, adopted 30 years ago on World Press Freedom Day in the Chilean capital, is now updated. Martha Ramos, President of WAN-IFRA’s World Editors Forum, outlines the journey to ‘Santiago +30’.

2024-05-03. Today, 3 May, is World Press Freedom Day – and the 2024 theme chosen by UNESCO reflects the increasing threat to both press and planet – underscoring why freedom of expression is critical to a sustainable future.

2024-05-02. International and national organisations advocating for press freedom signed the “Santiago + 30 Declaration” in Santiago, Chile. The statement addresses new political, social, and technological challenges journalism faces.

2024-05-01. In an open letter, the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have expressed their strong support for Bieito Rubido, the director of El Debate, after he became the target of a smear campaign orchestrated by Spain's main governing party.

2024-04-19. Arrested, jailed, killed, forced into exile, released with restrictions… each year, WAN-IFRA’s Golden Pen of Freedom Award symbolises the challenges faced by all too many journalists throughout their careers – and lives…

2024-04-04. The Hub launches with 'The Fundamentals of Safe Commissioning', a self-paced training course that equips editors with the skills they need to safely commission journalistic work, support the safety of freelancers they work with, and embed a culture of safety within their everyday practice.

2024-04-03. Declining trust, deepening polarisation, challenges to the business model, and an environment increasingly hostile to journalists: across the Americas, media face growing threats despite their vital watchdog role in upholding increasingly fragile democratic institutions.

2024-03-22. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented interventions. As news media worldwide face calls for honest, transparent reporting, the head of one of the world’s largest newsrooms is increasingly vocal about misinformation, obfuscation and the safety of his journalists. Our latest EDITOR TO EDITOR chat is with Phil Chetwynd, Global News Director of Agence France-Presse (AFP).

2024-03-14. MENA has seen great upheaval in recent years, with revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and conflicts that have engulfed the region, like the current war in Gaza. But journalists remain dedicated to promoting the truth, working both pragmatically and creatively to ensure their stories reach the world.

2024-03-08. On International Women’s Day, our EDITOR TO EDITOR interview is with an award-winning editor from one of the most dangerous regions of Mexico – officially the deadliest country for journalists. Andrea Miranda has gained respect for starting and building a regional newspaper into a national brand in the most challenging of environments, and doing much for newsroom equality.

2024-03-08. On the eve of International Women’s Day, WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) and its partners in the Arab Region met in Jordan to discuss the safety and inclusion of women journalists in war and conflict reporting and called for increased global support for colleagues in Palestine.

En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, nuestra entrevista EDITOR TO EDITOR es con una galardonada directora procedente de una de las regiones más peligrosas de México, oficialmente el país más peligroso para ejercer el periodismo. Andrea Miranda se ha ganado el respeto por haber convertido un periódico regional en una marca nacional en el entorno más difícil, y por haber contribuido en gran medida a la igualdad en las redacciones.

2024-03-06. Journalists, editors and media experts from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the MENA region talk about the challenges facing the industry and some of the solutions they see making a difference.

2024-03-07. Leaders of more than 100 news organisations from across the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.

2024-02-23. On the second anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war, we talk to Ukrainian editor Lesia Lazorenko of Prywatna Gazeta about the complexities of wartime coverage – and the increasing demand for investigative journalism. This is the second in the EDITOR TO EDITOR series of interviews with journalism leaders.

2024-02-23. Despite ongoing strife and the daily challenges of reporting on a two-year invasion, Ukraine’s news media has never been stronger – or in greater danger, says Oksana Brovko, chief executive officer at AIRPPU (Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine).

2024-02-15. The African media fraternity is mourning the passing of award-winning, veteran Sudanese journalist and 2005 Golden Pen of Freedom recipient Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh, who died in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, aged 96.

2024-02-12. Every day since October 7, AFP's team of journalists in Gaza have been risking their lives to cover a war that has shaken the world. They have all had to flee their homes, working without respite in the shadow of death in a territory they are not allowed to leave.

2024-02-08. High-profile speakers have joined the programme of the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer, a city renowned for its links to literature and writers at risk