Protecting the Rights of Journalists
Protecting press freedom is protecting our democracy.
“We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech- because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.”
- Barack Obama
Protecting the Rights of Journalists
Protecting press freedom is protecting our democracy.
"Freedom of the press is the mortar that binds together the bricks of democracy — and it is also the open window embedded in those bricks.”
- Shashi Tharoor
Protecting the Rights of Journalists
Protecting press freedom is protecting our democracy.
“Journalists give all of us, as citizens, the chance to know the truth about our countries, ourselves, our governments. That makes us better. It makes us stronger. It gives voice to the voiceless, exposes injustice, and holds leaders accountable”
- Barack Obama
Protecting the Rights of Journalists
Protecting press freedom is protecting our democracy.
“Where a free press is imperilled, muzzled, or banned altogether, every other freedom is limited too, and democracy itself is threatened…While we must recognize the danger of the mass media spreading false and ugly stereotypes, the solution lies in an ever-livelier debate in which racist ideas can be defeated.”
- Thabo Mbeki
Protecting the Rights of Journalists
Protecting press freedom is protecting our democracy.
“A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must have the economic strength to stand up to the blandishments of government officials. It must have sufficient independence from vested interests to be bold and inquiring without fear or favour.”
- Nelson Mandela
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