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Daily Monitor Tuesday May 04 2021 The issue: Press freedom. Our view: We, therefore, wish to say to whoever is concerned that we shall not tire to demand the freedoms that are ours and the government must deliberately allow us do our work. Advertisement Journalists and media practitioners across the world yesterday commemorated the annual World Press Day. This year’s World Press Freedom Day was celebrated under the theme, ‘information as a public good’. The day is celebrated principally as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and to show support for media, which are constant targets for censorship, restraints, threats, and brutality by security forces. ....
On the occasion of 3 May – World Press Freedom Day – the EU stated it was ready to pioneer new approaches for upholding press freedom, to continue to counter disinformation and seek with partners means to support sustainable business models for independent media. The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day. The High Representative stated on behalf of the EU on Sunday (2 May) that press freedom continues to be under threat at a time “when independent and free media reporting is more essential than ever”. “Journalists continue to experience harsh working conditions with increasing financial and political pressure, surveillance, arbitrary prison sentences or violence for doing their work. According to the UNESCO Observatory, 76 journalists were killed since 2020, while many more were arrested, harassed or threatened worldwide. Of particular concern is gender-based violence targeting women journalists� ....
World Press Freedom Day: All you need to know Here are the key highlights, theme, quotes, and messages of World Press Freedom Day. advertisement UPDATED: May 3, 2021 13:13 IST World Press Freedom Day is for the support of media professionals on the issues of press freedom and personal ethics. It is a day of remembrance of those journalists who lost their lives in the pursuit of a story. The UN General Assembly proclaimed World Press Day in December 1993. Since then, May 3, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek has been celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. According to the constitution of India, the right to freedom of speech and expression for an ordinary citizen shares the same status as the freedom of the press. Considering the fourth pillar of democracy, freedom of the press is implicit under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian constitution, the fundamental of democracy lies. ....