“Journalism can never be silent: That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air.”
— Henry Anatole Grunwald
May 3rd is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day around the world. the day serves to remind people of the perils faced by journalists.
Here are other #WorldPressFreedomDay messages that have been doing the rounds on social media.
I know journalists everywhere will continue to pick up their gear, go out, and cover the important stories — even if it means they themselves could become targets. This is something to be both celebrated and protected on this #WorldPressFreedomDay https://t.co/XApHs7IqQU
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) May 3, 2018
On #WorldPressFreedomDay, jailed journalists continue to pay the price for media crackdowns in Egypt https://t.co/6iFMP8j6vF pic.twitter.com/CvX1VvlHWB
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 3, 2018
-In my opinion, the main responsibility of a journalist is to report the news in a truthful, unbiased and apolitical way. #WorldPressFreedomDay
— Kibet Benard (@KibetBenard_) May 3, 2018
Journalists life & liberty should be fully protected. #WorldPressFreedomDay https://t.co/arPftcm1PD
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 3, 2018
Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay.
Today we celebrate the free press’s role in keeping a citizenry informed, a vital role in maintaining a free and open society.
We must be wary of those that vilify it baselessly, but we also recognize the need to criticize it when it fails. pic.twitter.com/0lBRh1yglv
— Matthew Wolff?️? (@MatthewWolfff) May 3, 2018
Authoritarianism despises a free press. It thrives in darkness & cannot survive the light of reported truth.
A free press exposes abuse of power, scapegoating & lies. It is vital to the survival of a free society.
Its enemies are the enemies of freedom. #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/6USiRumnR2
— Matthew Wolff?️? (@MatthewWolfff) May 3, 2018
#WorldPressFreedomDay: UN expert @davidkaye & rights experts emphasise role of independent media in democratic societies, & express concern about attacks on journalists, surveillance, marginalization and squeezing out of independent outlets worldwide. https://t.co/tENB5Cb3LJ pic.twitter.com/MQqr7r8Lzp
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) May 3, 2018
Stay tuned for more updates!
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