CPJ staff in New York City’s Times Square after ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq. (Nasdaq)
CPJ celebrates World Press Freedom Day
For the first time in its 30-year history, World Press Freedom Day was held in New York with journalists, diplomats, and advocates from across the world convening for discussions and activities. CPJ, which is headquartered in New York, hosted a number of events on May 3 and throughout the week. Learn more »
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 CPJ launches “Deadly Pattern” report
In early May, CPJ traveled to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah to launch “Deadly Pattern,” a report on 20 journalist killings by the Israeli military over 22 years. No one has been held accountable for the deaths. Learn more »
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CPJ noted a change in tone toward the press in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office one year ago. However, that tone has not been accompanied by substantive actions to undo the damage to press freedom under Marcos Jr.’s predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte. “Generally it’s a better environment from hell,” Rappler executive editor Gloria Glenda told CPJ. “We operate not in fear, but there is always this anxiety that this isn’t going to last.”
The Wall Street Journal World Coverage Chief Gordon Fairclough moderated a conversation between CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg and Reuters Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council in London. “It’s increasingly challenging to report not simply in war zones where it’s always been difficult,” Ginsberg said, “but increasingly in democracies, we see journalists targeted online, we see journalists harassed at protests and rallies, we see journalists physically attacked, and of course, in extreme cases, we see journalists killed.”
CPJ spoke with journalists in Texas on their experiences covering the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas one year ago. “When I started speaking with my therapist, and she asked me, ‘So, what is it like walking in and seeing people that look like your family and you’re covering this huge tragedy?’ And that’s when it kind of hit me, this is absolutely affecting me on a level I didn’t realize,” Texas Tribune journalist Jinitzail Hernández told CPJ.
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