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Information Integrity and News - SDG Media Zone…

Information Integrity and News - SDG Media Zone, 79th Session of the UN General Assembly

Categories
Meetings & Events / Side Events / UNGA79 SDG Media Zone
Production Date
Video Length
00:23:31
Asset Language
English
Original
Broadcasting UN Entity
DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - DGC
Subject Topical
INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION MEDIA
MEDIA
JOURNALISTS
ETHICS
PRESS FREEDOM
PRESS
Speaker Name
MELISSA FLEMING
Speaker Role
Under-Secretary-General
Speaker Affiliation
SECRETARIAT
Summary
Information integrity is only achievable with an independent, free and pluralistic media. The UN Global Principles for Information Integrity underscore that robust and urgent responses are needed to support public interest news organizations, journalists and media workers. The Principles call for protecting press freedom and promoting ethical conduct within the media.
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Description
Speakers:

  • Jonathan Munro, BBC News Global Director and Deputy CEO

  • Mira Milosevic, Executive Director, Global Fund for Media Development 

  • Fridah Naliaka Simiyu, 2024 Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellow

Moderator:

  • Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications

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SDG Media Zone website

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