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New UNESCO report gives deep understanding of the enormous pressures heaped upon journalists today

More than eight out ten people around the world experienced a decline in press freedom over the past five years according to a new UNESCO report

Uruguay: call to the Marcelo Jelen National Written Press Award 2021

We invite journalists who work in Uruguay to submit their articles to the 6th Edition of the Marcelo Jelen National Written Press Award before February 10 2022 The event is organized by Cotidiano Mujer with the support of the Uruguayan Press Association APU UN Women and UNESCO

January 26, 2022

World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development

Enhancing the status of press freedom is central to UNESCOs mandate to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image as a vehicle for advancing peace and dialogue The Organization recognizes freedom of expression is both a fundamental human right in itself and an enabler of other rights

November 24, 2021

Capacity building in Latin America: journalism and technology beyond the screen

UNESCOs course Beyond the screen journalism and technology will provide journalists in Latin America with new tools and perspectives to tell more thorough critical and quality stories about the vast world of technology and the Internet

Collaboration Key to Societies’ Resilience against the risks of Harmful Content Online

Meet the winners of the Marcelo Jelen Award!

The journalists who received the distinction are Julieta NúñezTomas for her article No vale Copiar published on the website Sala de Redacción and Cecilia ÁlvarezSandar for her report Hijos Privados printed in the La Diaria newspaper in Uruguay

Call for Application: Trainers for Journalism Clinic 2021 at UNTL

February 10, 2021

Presentan “Puntal”, una herramienta digital para promover la libertad de expresión y la seguridad de periodistas en México

ONUDH UNESCO ONU Mujeres y CINU México apoyan este esfuerzo que sistematiza datos sobre ataques contra periodistas y herramientas de autoprotección

November 3, 2020

The Largest Investigative Journalism Meeting in Latin America Begins

With the support of UNESCO Montevideo the 15th ABRAJI International Congress will take place on the 11th and 12th September of 2020 with free registration for all

September 7, 2020

Open Online Course: Internet Journalism and Technology: how to cover its impacts beyond gadgets

UNESCO and the Knight Center are inviting media journalists and other interested parties to participate in a training focused on technology and internet news coverage to be held from 27 July to 23 August 2020

UNESCO Abuja celebrates 2020 World Press Freedom Day with Channels Media Group

Survey on the state of journalism and mass communication education in preparing future journalists to counter misinformation and disinformation in Southeast Asia

Getting the Message Across: Telling the Story of Climate Change in Indonesia

September 3, 2019