15h World Press Freedom Day on May 3

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"Celebrating the Fundamental Principles of Press Freedom"
1 May 2008 Event, at UN Headquarters, New York

 

World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year on 3 May worldwide. It is an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

 

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed World Press Freedom Day in 1993, following a recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991.

 

The United Nations Department of Public Information observance of World Press Freedom Day 2008, organized with the support of UNESCO’s New York Office, will be held within the Department’s weekly NGO briefing programme on Thursday, 1 May at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room 1.

Following an opening segment, the briefing will feature a panel discussion on “Access to Information and the Empowerment of people”. The panel discussion is expected to provide an overview of the global state of access to information and show how new information technologies allow for the empowerment of people, with a specific focus on Brazil. A very clear example of that will be provided by the journalist who assembled an open-access database with some 25,000 records of Brazilian politicians showing electoral information and personal data available to voters freely, that has been a constant source of news stories for Brazilian media outlets.

 

The opening segment will include statements and messages by, or on behalf of, the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, the Chairman of the Committee on Information, the President of the United Nations Correspondents Association and the Director-General of UNESCO.

 

NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

INVITATION to join and COVER

 

World Press Freedom Day Activities
Saturday, May 3, 2008

 

TRIBUTE TO PRESS FREEDOM
A wreath laying ceremony
at the Marcelo H. Del Pilar Shrine
By media organizations
Bulacan, Bulacan
8:00 am
For those coming from NCR, assembly time and place:
6:00 am at the NUJP office
105-A Scout Castor St. corner Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City

 

"pa imPRESS ka JAM 2008"
Journalists jam to commemorate Press Freedom Day
8:00 pm, Freedom Bar
2nd Floor Anonas Commercial Complex 3,
Anonas cor. Aurora streets, Project 3, Quezon City

See you!

For further inquiries, contact Karen (09163658510), Angel (09208816375)
or call 411-7768; or e-mail us at nuj...@gmail.com

 

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