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World Press Freedom Day
May 2 , 2019
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- World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on the 3rd of May.
- The theme of this year is “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”.
- The theme discusses
- current challenges faced by media in elections
- media’s potential in supporting peace and reconciliation processes.
- World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993 following recommendations of UNESCO.
- 3 May is the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek
- This anniversary is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.
- Windhoek Declaration is a statement of press freedom principles declared by African newspaper journalists in 1991.
Facts
- According to a report by the International Federation of Journalists, 95 journalists have been killed in 2018 for defending freedom the press.
- 18 journalists have been killed since January 2019.
- India ranks 140th out of 180 countries in press freedom ranking released by Reporters sans frontiers.
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