Journalists not doing enough to make press freedom a ‘sexy issue’, says academic
Journalists are “not doing a good job” at raising awareness of press freedom issues in a way that will galvanise…
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BBC ‘ready to help promote freedom and democracy worldwide’ says Lord Hall
The head of the BBC has said he wants the corporation to play its part “to the full” in the…
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Clooney blames Trump rhetoric for hastening global press freedom decline
Amal Clooney, the UK’s new special envoy on media freedom, has blamed US President Donald Trump for hastening the decline…
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Amal Clooney warns against ‘lip service’ to press freedom as Hunt pledges £3m to media defence fund
Amal Clooney has warned world leaders that “signing pledges and making speeches is not enough” when it comes to supporting…
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UK Government response to Khashoggi killing ‘not sufficient’, says UN expert
The UK Government’s response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been sufficient, a United Nations expert who…
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Amal Clooney to attend two-day media freedom conference in London hosted by UK and Canada
Amal Clooney is set to attend a two-day conference on media freedom jointly hosted by the UK and Canadian governments,…
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RT and Sputnik denied press passes for inaugural UK global media freedom conference
Russian state-funded news outlets RT and Sputnik have been denied press passes for the inaugural global media freedom conference to…
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News diary 8-14 July: UK hosts first global media freedom conference and Tory leadership rivals face ITV and Telegraph scrutiny
Foresight News provides a look-ahead to the key events that need to be in your news diary for next week… …
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