On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/12/152465.htm
>
> U.S. to Host World Press Freedom Day in 2011
>
> Press Statement
> Philip J. Crowley
> Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
>
> Washington, DC
> December 7, 2010
>
> The United States is pleased to announce that it will host UNESCO’s World
> Press Freedom Day event in 2011, from May 1 - May 3 in Washington, D.C.
> UNESCO is the only UN agency with the mandate to promote freedom of
> expression and its corollary, freedom of the press.
>
> The theme for next year’s commemoration will be 21st Century Media: New
> Frontiers, New Barriers. The United States places technology and innovation
> at the forefront of its diplomatic and development efforts. New media has
> empowered citizens around the world to report on their circumstances,
> express opinions on world events, and exchange information in environments
> sometimes hostile to such exercises of individuals’ right to freedom of
> expression. At the same time, we are concerned about the determination of
> some governments to censor and silence individuals, and to restrict the free
> flow of information. We mark events such as World Press Freedom Day in the
> context of our enduring commitment to support and expand press freedom and
> the free flow of information in this digital age.
>
> Highlighting the many events surrounding the celebration will be the
> awarding of the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at the
> National Press Club on May 3rd. This prize, determined by an independent
> jury of international journalists, honors a person, organization or
> institution that has notably contributed to the defense and/or promotion of
> press freedom, especially where risks have been undertaken.
>
> The Newseum will host the first two days of events, which will engage a
> broad array of media professionals, students, and citizen reporters on
> themes that address the status of new media and internet freedom, and
> challenges and opportunities faced by media in our rapidly changing world.
>
> The State Department looks forward to working with UNESCO and the U.S.
> executive committee spearheaded by the Center for International Media
> Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy, IREX, and the United
> Nations Foundation and the many civil society organizations they have
> brought together in support of the organization of events unfolding in
> Washington.
>
> For further information regarding World Press Freedom Day Events for
> program content, please visit the World Press Freedom Facebook page
> http://www.connect.connect.facebook.com/WPFD2011
>
>
>
> PRN: 2010/1763
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