Freedom of expression in general, and media development in particular, are core to UNESCO’s constitutional mandate to advance ‘the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication’ and promoting ‘the free flow of ideas by word and image.’ For UNESCO, press freedom is a corollary of the general right to freedom of expression. Since 1991, the year of the seminal Windhoek Declaration, which was endorsed by our Member States, UNESCO has understood press freedom as designating the conditions of media freedom, pluralism and independence, as well as the safety of journalists. It is within this framework that this report examines progress as regards press freedom, including in regard to gender equality, and makes sense of the evolution of media actors, news media institutions and journalistic roles over time.
El siguiente mapa registra las agresiones contra periodistas y blogueros en México. Este sitio busca la participación ciudadana para la denuncia utilizando plataformas digitales. De igual forma es una fuente de consulta de datos sobre la inseguridad entorno a la libertad de expresión en México. Si bien el mapa se encuentra en versión Beta aún, consideramos que es importante su difusión para tener una nueva ventana de información sobre el fenómeno de la violencia contra periodistas. Antes de enviar un reporte te recomendamos leer las instrucciones de seguridad de este sitio.
Global press freedom fell to its lowest level in over a decade in 2013, as hopes raised by the Arab Spring were further dashed by major regression in Egypt, Libya, and Jordan, and marked setbacks also occurred in Turkey, Ukraine, and a number of countries in East Africa. In another key development, media freedom in the United States deteriorated due primarily to attempts by the government to inhibit reporting on national security issues.