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Cartooning for #WorldPressFreedomDay

by UNESCO and Cartooning for Peace

By UNESCO

April 26^th, 2021

CARTOONS THAT SPEAK OF INFORMATION AS A PUBLIC GOOD

UNESCO and Cartooning for Peace have joined forces again for #WorldPressFreedomDay, this time to defend and cherish journalism and the verified information that journalists provide to us.

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For the world to have “information as a public good”, we need to support independent news media.

Cartoons by:

Alaa Satir Ali Ghamir Boligán Dlog

We need people’s competencies to be boosted so that each individual can recognize and cherish information.

Cartoons by:

Elena Gado Joep Bertrams L'Andalou

We need Internet companies to be more transparent about what they are doing to promote information, and stop disinformation.

Cartoons by:

Machado Marco De Angelis Plantu

SEE YOU IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA

The 2021 World Press Freedom Day Global Conference is hosted by UNESCO and the Government of Namibia. It will take place on 29 April - 3 May in Windhoek. The event will be a physical and digital experience combining virtual and in-presence participation.

Don't miss the session on 29 April at 11:00 - 12:00

"Press cartoons: a tool for Media and Information Literacy", by Cartooning for Peace

Go the website and register now to attend this and over 40 events dedicated to defend #PressFreedom.

BACK TO THE ROOTS

World Press Freedom Day has its origins in a UNESCO conference in Windhoek, Namibia in 1991. The event ended on 3 May with the adoption of the landmark Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press. Read more about the Declaration

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