Beatrice Santa Wood

New York, March 26, 2020–As the coronavirus pandemic spreads globally and journalists scramble to safely cover the news, the Committee to Protect Journalists is offering resources to reporters, interviewing journalists on the front line, and documenting press freedom violations related to coverage of COVID-19.

The League of Women Voters of the City of New York will present its 2018 Distinguished Service Award to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. The award will be presented to CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon on Thursday, June 21st at the League’s annual awards breakfast at…

Press freedom in Myanmar is eroding as journalists and other media workers face increasing restrictions in connection with their work. Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been in detention since December 2017 for investigating a military massacre of 10 Rohingya men. They face up to 14 years in prison if tried and…

CPJ is excited to join Access Now’s 2018 RightsCon Toronto summit, May 16-18, which explores the intersection of human rights and technology among a global community of policymakers, human rights activists, business leaders, engineers and government representatives.

The RioDoce / Comisión de Seguimiento Caso will hold a gathering, “Justice for Javier Valdez, Justice for All”, in memory of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, on the one year anniversary of his murder.

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today announced the following briefing: A DEADLY CALLING: THE MURDER OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS

We are pleased to participate Journalism Under Threat, a discussion hosted by Internews and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on World Press Freedom Day.

In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, The National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate NPC Journalism Institute, will hold a news conference at noon, Thursday, May 3 to discuss developments in the cases of four journalists who are recent recipients of one of the Club’s highest honors, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom award.

For World Press Freedom Day 2018 join CPJ, Reporters Without Borders, Gulf Center for Human Rights, Media Association for Peace, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights for a conversation on press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa.

The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in cooperation with the 19 Member States composing the Group of Friends for the Protection of Journalists in New York invites you to an event in commemoration of “World Press Freedom Day 2018”.