The main celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2019 will take place in Addis Ababa, from 1 to 3 May 2019. The event will provide a platform for multiple actors to exchange on current issues, threats and achievements concerning freedom of the press.
The overall theme of the event will be the role of media in elections and democracy. A wide range of sessions (plenaries, debates, lightning talks, etc.) will address different aspects of the overall theme.
Some 100 national events around the world are expected to complement the main celebration.
MEKK is represented with professor Kristin Orgeret Skare and PhD fellow Marte Høiby.
Orgeret will open the Academic Conference on the Safety of Journalists on Wednesday.
Full program:
https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/programme_wpfd_2019_final_to_share_3.pdf