Programs | WPFC - World Press Freedom Committee

Programs

WPFC programs include:

Maintaining front line for press freedom at the United Nations, UNESCO and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE);

Monitoring of media-related issues under discussion at inter-governmental bodies;

Coordination of actions and policies of free-press organizations;

Advocacy of free-press principles;

Presentation of the annual Andersen-Ottaway Lecture, focusing on a current issue of importance to press freedom;

A global campaign to eliminate “insult laws” used by public authorities against journalists and media scrutinizing the behavior and or policies of government officials;

Administration of a Fund Against Censorship providing legal assistance to journalists who are prosecuted for their work;

Implementation of joint activities for a global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations.