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World Press Freedom Day UK debate and other press freedom news from the UK National Commission for UNESCO

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Time Magazine's Vivienne Walt says social media has made newsrooms lazy. @PressFreeUK
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Marking #wpfd with Media Freedom and the Rule of Law in Europe debate at Reuters hosted by UK Press Freedom Network unesco.org.uk/uk_marks_world…
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CAFOD Guardian exhibition The Silenced launch today spotlights 55 journalists killed in Mexico since 2000 #PressFreedom fightingforpressfreedom.com/
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Off to the presidential palace for the #wpfd Guillermo Cano prize ceremony. Photo
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Today is World #PressFreedom Day! Live coverage from Tunisia to celebrate our human right to freedom of expression ow.ly/aFa53
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Foreign Secretary @WilliamJHague speaks ahead of World Press Freedom Day ow.ly/aEMyK #WPFD
Foreign Secretary marks World Press Freedom Day

Foreign Secretary marks World Press Freedom Day

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3 great London events marking World Press Freedom Day unesco.org.uk/uk_marks_world…
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Sponsors for #wpfd in Tunis @PressFreeUK : photo
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Registration at #wpfd 2012 in Tunis @PanosLondon photo
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World Press Freedom Day kicks off in Tunis unesco.org/new/en/communicat…
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Journalists from the frontlines of change gather in London for World Press Freedom Day #WPFD May 3: http://bit.ly/hbz6Ab
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2011 World Press Freedom Day London event Arab Spring: Freedom to Report. Register at www.unesco.org.uk/events/world_press_freedom_day_2011
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William Horsley's blog: http://www.unesco.org.uk/call_for_a_minute%E2%80%99s_silence_for_fallen_journalists_on_world_press_freedom_day#blog
UNESCO in the UK | Building lasting peace through education, the sciences, culture, communication &...

UNESCO in the UK | Building lasting peace through education, the sciences, culture, communication &...

An independent body, the National Commission is a constitutional part of the UK's membership of UNESCO. We are the central hub for all UNESCO-related matters in the UK.

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Celebrating WPFD 2010, watch UNESCO DG Irina Bokova's speech: http://www.youtube.com/unesco#p/p/131A074908C909D0/19/UQZw_7XqzPQ
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Great debate last week. Catch the replay at http://www.unesco.org.uk/events/world_press_freedom_day_2010_debate
Vote is in 40 for, 15 against, 1 abstention - This house believes that unregulated political comment online helps the democratic process!
BBC vid showing unregulated video on newspaper sites breaches broadcast standard rules
Chair: press controlled by political or self-serving commercial interests.
all up and running .. a hushed crowd waits ...
Watch TDYs #WPFdebate live online from 10AM http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frontline-club
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