CPJ: Press freedom must be staunchly defended during second Trump presidency
November 6, 2024—Following the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned that the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States represents a turning point for media freedom as a critical pillar of democracy, given his longstanding, wanton attacks on journalists. In a…
CPJ recognizes vital role of free press on democracy ahead of White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner
New York, April 24, 2024 — Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association’s (WHCA) annual dinner on Saturday, April 27, the Committee to Protect Journalists reaffirms the importance of press freedom for democracy. This year’s WHCA dinner takes place at a time when journalists face grave threats globally and in a year when much of…
CPJ to release 2023 report on worldwide killings of journalists
New York, February 8, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual report on journalists killed worldwide in 2023 on February 15, 2024. With a focus on the ongoing Israel-Gaza war and its unprecedented toll on the press, the 2023 global analysis will report which countries are the deadliest for journalists, while providing further…
CPJ to release 2023 Global Impunity Index
New York, October 19, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will publish its 2023 Global Impunity Index, an annual list and report on countries where perpetrators of journalist murders continue to evade justice, on October 31, 2023. This year’s index covers the period September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. It will include insights on…
CPJ to open press accreditation for 2023 International Press Freedom Awards
New York, October 10, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will honor five press freedom champions at the 33rd annual International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA) on Thursday, November 16, 2023 in New York City. CPJ will honor courageous journalists from Georgia, India, Mexico, and Togo at this year’s ceremony. Alberto Ibargüen, president of the John…
CPJ, partners to release report on Greece’s failure to investigate journalist murders
New York, September 22, 2023—On September 29, 2023, A Safer World For The Truth coalition will release, “Impunity in Europe: the uninvestigated murder of Greek journalist Sokratis Giolias,” a report highlighting a pattern of inaction by Greek authorities in the investigation of murdered journalists. Investigative journalists Sokratis Giolias and Giorgios Karaivaz were murdered in the…
Media briefing: Journalism is not a crime: The wrongful detention of Evan Gershkovich and Russia’s chilling assault on the press
New York, September 8, 2023–As the United Nations prepares to begin its annual General Assembly, CPJ will take part in a September 12 media briefing by the UN Correspondents Association on the arbitrary detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and what it means for reporting in and on Russia. The briefing will start…
CPJ to hold press conference on José Rubén Zamora and Guatemala’s criminalization of journalists
Washington, D.C., July 21, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, July 26, to mark the one-year anniversary of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora’s imprisonment. Speakers will include Zamora’s son and a Guatemalan journalist in exile. Zamora, founder of the independent investigative newspaper elPeriódico, was arrested on July 29,…
CPJ to release report on rising threats to press freedom in Ecuador
Update: A previous iteration of this media advisory stated “Ecuador on edge” would be published on Tuesday, June 27. Due to unforeseen circumstances, it will now be published on Wednesday, June 28. New York, June 22, 2023—On June 28, 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release “Ecuador on edge,” a report documenting the…