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Membership is open to all freelance journalists who are exposed to risk while working in foreign environments and who commit to the FFR Code of Conduct
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This week, UNESCO launched a new #pressfreedom report:
"Intensified Attacks, New Defences: Developments in the Fight to Protect Journalists and End Impunity"
The report assesses trends in safety of journalists around the world over five years (2014-2018):
- It flags an 18% increase in the killing of journalists compared to the previous five-year period (495 killings compared to 418 from 2009 through 2013).
- It shows that 88% of killings recorded since 2006 remain unpunished.
The study also examines the evolution of threats against the profession, notably online attacks and harassment, which disproportionally affects women journalists, undermining freedom of expression. Nevertheless, the report also highlights a growing commitment to protect the media through the establishment or strengthening of mechanisms to monitor, prevent and prosecute attacks on journalists and protect those facing threats. Coalitions seeking to improve the safety of journalists are forming worldwide with the participation of governments, academia, civil society organizations, regional and intergovernmental bodies.
unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371487
"Too often now, with big news organisations having left the field, it is freelancers who report from the frontlines. Yet, should they die, there is less of a media storm about their deaths than is usually the case for staffers. Less media noise means less pressure on the relevant authorities to act. Consequently, there are too few proper investigations into journalists killed in the line of duty. It is becoming clear that over the past few years, there has been a growing acceptance that reporters and photographers, whether staff or freelancers, can be killed with impunity when covering conflicts. Allen’s case is therefore emblematic of the current situation." - Roy Greenslade in The Guardian on FFR Member #ChristopherAllen, whose "death should not be invisible. To let it pass without a rigorous investigation is to sanction the impunity of the killing of journalists."
www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/29/why-death-of-war-reporter-christopher-allen-must-be-made-vi... #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime
Why death of war reporter Christopher Allen must be made visible | Roy Greenslade
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