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Press freedom has deteriorated in the face of a global pandemic, journalists share on World Press Freedom Day

PRESS FREEDOM Press freedom has deteriorated in the face of a global pandemic, journalists share on World Press Freedom Day ICIJ members in every region told of rising attacks, intimidation, government pressure, restrictions, lawsuits and penalties in the past year, as well as concerns arising from changes in media ownership. May 3, 2021 A journalist wears a T-shirt with an image of Malaysian news site Malaysiakini’s editor-in-chief Steven Gan at the Federal Court in Putrajaya on July 13, 2020, as the site faces contempt of court proceedings. Journalism has not been spared in the global turmoil of the past 12 months, according to the latest press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders.

Press Freedom Day 2021: Autocratic leaders are muzzling the media citing fake news , Covid and national security

news Press Freedom Day 2021: Autocratic leaders are muzzling the media citing ‘fake news’, Covid and national security © Hong Kong Free Press Today is World Press Freedom Day. It is a day to mark the importance of freedom of the press and governments’ duty to uphold and respect the right of freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948. This year also marks the 30th Anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press that came at the end of a UNESCO conference in 1991. This declaration is the origin of World Press Freedom Day.

Hong Kong Broadcaster Fires Reporter, Deletes Critical Programs

Reuters Cambodia s assault on Mother Nature Hong Kong s government broadcaster fired an outspoken journalist and began deleting online programming on World Press Freedom Day on Monday, amid an ongoing crackdown on critical voices in the city. Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), a government department that had enjoyed editorial independence before a draconian national security law banned criticism of the authorities, said it wouldn t renew the short-term contract of Nabela Qoser after her hard-hitting questioning of city officials during the 2019 protest movement. Management had earlier terminated the permanent civil service contract of TV current affairs anchor Qoser, in a move that was widely condemned as political interference in the media.

Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box That shows the city s media freedoms are in jeopardy

Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it. In essence, Choy was prosecuted for ticking a box: She had used a government registry to trace license plates connected to a mob that had attacked pro-democracy protesters in a subway station in 2019. In the past, journalists had been able to specify “media” on the form to explain why they were searching the database. But in 2019 the form changed, so Choy ticked “other traffic and transport related matters.”

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