Press Freedom Day 2024: Check Its History And Significance
By Anshika Verma03, May 2024 08:00 AMjagranjosh.com
Press Freedom Day 2024
On the advice of the UNESCO General Conference in 1991, Press Freedom Day was declared annually on May 3 by the United Nations General Assembly. Tap to read ir’s history and significance!
History
In 1994, the inaugural Press Freedom Day was celebrated. This day celebrates and remembers the journalists who have died while performing their duties, as well as to ensure press freedom.
Significance
Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis this year's subject. The day serves to reinforce the need for the public to always have access to a wide range of information.
Media organisations
This day also recognises media outlets and journalists for their contributions to upholding press freedom and ensuring that the truth is always told to the public.
Theme 2024
A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis’ is the theme for World Press Freedom Day in 2024.
Goal of this day
The goal of this day is to increase public awareness of the difficulties that media organisations and journalists encounter globally, such as censorship, violence, and threats.
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