Today is World Press Freedom Day. The UN General
Assembly proclaimed the day in December 1993, following the recommendation of
UNESCO's General Conference. Since then, 3 May is celebrated worldwide as World
Press
Freedom Day. The theme
for this year is Media Freedom for a Better future.
The day gives us an
opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to assess
the state of press freedom throughout the world and to defend the media from
attacks on their independence. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a briefing
at UN Headquarters in connection with World Press Freedom Day, said freedom of
expression, independent media and universal access to knowledge will fortify
the efforts to achieve lasting results for people and the planet. It is also a
day of remembrance for those journalists who lost their lives in the exercise
of their profession, he said.
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