Special Feature
World Press Freedom Day 2011
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe every May 3rd, representing an opportunity to commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom and to pay solemn tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2011 is “21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers.”
U.S. Government Statements
Video
- World Press Freedom Day 2011: What Carmy Joseph Learned
- Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices & Challenges in a Networked World
Useful Links
U.S. Department of State: Press Freedom
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/press/
UNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2011
http://www.wpfd2011.org/
CO.NX Webcast Series: World Press Freedom Day 2011
http://iipconx.org/
International Center for Journalists
http://www.icfj.org
Reporters Without Borders
http://en.rsf.org
Freedom House
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
Committee to Protect Journalists
http://cpj.org/
Internews
http://www.internews.org/
Center for International Media Assistance
http://cima.ned.org/
