On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Alan Rudy <alan.rudy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Irony is dead.
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> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> > 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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