Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. This past Friday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. The date marks the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a 1991 ...

World Freedom Day commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as the end of communism's domination over Eastern and Central European countries. President George W. Bush issued the first ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Over 100 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). This somber milestone comes on World ...

Today is World Press Freedom Day — a celebration established over 30 years ago by the United Nations to remind all of us that a free press is essential to a functioning and ethical society and is a ...

In this special episode to mark World Press Freedom Day, Jeffrey Gedmin, cofounder and editor-in-chief of American Purpose and former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins Robert McMahon ...

World Press Freedom Day, annually observed on May 3, is a poignant reminder of the need for press freedom, an occasion to remember the sacrifices made in pursuit of that freedom, and an opportunity ...

Journalists and media workers are essential for a healthy, functioning society. When done right, journalism can hold those in power to account, amplify underrepresented stories, bolster democratic ...

The struggles of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty this year, as well as the pressure on many other media outlets around the world, underline the immense risks that free and independent media face in ...

On Friday—right before World Press Freedom Day—Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which showed a notable drop in the rankings of China (from 172 to 178 out ...

I am most grateful to the President of the General Conference of UNESCO for the invitation to join in commemorating World Press Freedom Day 2024; and also, to the Government of the Republic of Chile ...