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GlobalmediacampaignTodaymorethaneverweneedfactsandafreepress.HelpusrelaythemessagebysharingUNESCO’smediacampaignmaterialsinyoursocialnetworks.Preparedtogetherwithaward-winningcreativeagencyDDB,thecampaignalsoinvitesnewspaperstopublishtheadsintheirprintandonlineversions.UNESCO’scampaigndrawsattentiontotheroleoffreeandindependentmediainprovidingverified,accurateandpotentiallylife-savinginformationintimessuchastheCovid-19pandemic.Allmaterialswillbeavailableat:en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldpressfreedomday

UNESCO/GuillermoCanoWorldPressFreedomPrizeSpecialinterviewsandvideoswillbepublishedfollowingtheannouncementofthe2020Laureateon29April.

TwittercampaignWeencourageyoutousethededicatedhashtagandemojitohonourjournalistsfortheirimportantworkinbringingusreliableinformation,andcounteringdisinformationduringtheCOVID-19context.

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High-levelDialogueonPressFreedomandTacklingDisinformationintheCOVID-19contextUNESCODirector-GeneralisjoinedbyMinisters,techcompanies’executives,journalistsandNGOrepresentativesinthisFacebookLiveevent.WebinaronMediaFreedom,SafetyofJournalistsandCOVID-19–organizedbytheInternationalCivilSocietySafetyofJournalistsCoalitionLaunchoftheWorldTrendsReportInFocuseditiononMediaIndependence,andaSpecialBriefingaboutpressfreedomintimesofCOVID-19AnanimatedonlinediscussionwithleadingjournaliststopresentapreviewoftheforthcomingUNESCOReport.

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