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World Press Freedom Day: The free press principle

Free the press! It is a familiar refrain, one that grows louder year-on-year yet never loses relevancy. Why should a free press even be up for discussion? Are we failing to get the message across? The simple answer is that the ...

by Natasha Lipman

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World Press Freedom Day: Journalists killed in 2012 [Infographic]

Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists wh...

by Natasha Lipman

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World Press Freedom Day: The continuing struggle for freedom of the press in Liberia

Freedom in itself is not free because there must always be a price to pay. Across the globe, people and nations have struggled to gain independece or freedom against oppression, suppression, colonialism, and neocolonialism for ...

by Joe Wilson

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We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two

Today is World Press Freedom Day. As the IPF exists to provide a platform for free speech, it is an important occasion for us; we recognise the role that a free press continues to play in exposing corruption, keeping people i...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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World Press Freedom Day: The free press principle

World Press Freedom Day: Journalists killed in 2012 [Infographic]

World Press Freedom Day: The continuing struggle for freedom of the press in Liberia

We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two

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