World Press Freedom Day
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May 1
Statement by President Obama to Mark World Press Freedom Day
Statement by Secretary Clinton on World Press Freedom Day
April 30
Statement to OSCE on World Press Freedom Day
Attacking Journalists Hurts All Society, Democracy Advocates Say
Increasing Numbers of Journalists Are Being Imprisoned or Killed
Official Will Discuss U.S. Support for Independent Media
Press Freedom Webchats
May 4: U.S. Support for Independent Media, 12:00 p.m. EDT (16:00 GMT)
May 5: Is Independent Journalism Possible? 9 a.m. EDT (13:00 GMT)
May 6: Giving Local Media a Voice, 12:00 noon EDT (16:00 GMT)
Photo galleries
Evolving Media And A Free Press
World Press Freedom Day 2009 with Nigerian daily THISDAY’s Constance Ikokwu
May 5, 2009
Constance Ikokwu tells us how she became a journalist, her experiences of professional life in Washington DC, the differences between journalism in America and in Nigeria.
World Press Freedom Day 2009 with Polish Press Agency’s Tomasz Zalewski
May 5, 2009
Tomasz Zalewski gives his comments on the media in Poland, the impact of the Internet on journalism, and his experience in U.S. as part of the international press corps.