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The Media and Democracy Project<p>Join us May 29, 8pm ET (via Zoom) as we chat with one of our <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PressFreedom" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PressFreedom</a> heroes: Ann Telnaes <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/anntelnaes.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@anntelnaes.bsky.social</a> We will hear her perspectives on the role and power of editorial cartoonists for democracies. Sign up: <a href="http://tiny.cc/Telnaes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tiny.cc/Telnaes</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WPFD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WPFD</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23wpfd2025" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wpfd2025</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pressfreedom" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pressfreedom</a> 1/n<br><br><a href="http://tiny.cc/Telnaes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The power of editorial cartoon...</a></p>
The Colorado Sun ☀️<p>Press freedom is essential to democracy, accountability and public trust. Yet around the world, journalists face growing threats, censorship and disinformation.</p><p>This World Press Freedom Day, join us and The Trust Project in highlighting the importance of ethical, transparent journalism.</p><p>Support press freedom and help strengthen public trust in news by becoming a member today: <a href="https://coloradosun.com/join/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">coloradosun.com/join/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrustProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustProject</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrustworthyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustworthyNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CheckThe8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheckThe8</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldPressFreedomDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPressFreedomDay</span></a></p>
Free Press Unlimited (FPU)<p>'The resilience of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23journalism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a> gives us hope' says Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach. On <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WorldTalks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldTalks</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tvpworld.bsky.social</a> Maryia talks about what keeps independent journalism alive, even in the face of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23disinformation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23censorship" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> &amp; growing political pressure. ➡️ <a href="https://ow.ly/r7EW50VMtGV" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ow.ly/r7EW50VMtGV</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WPFD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WPFD</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/maryias.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@maryias.bsky.social</a></p>
Vero Balderas Iglesias<p>(Posting in my personal capacity.) Jailed for Telling the Truth: Honoring <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USAGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAGM</span></a> Journalists on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a><br>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldPressFreedomDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPressFreedomDay</span></a>, remember the 10 journalists from USAGM networks, including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a>, who are in jail in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belarus</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> because of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JournalismIsNotACrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JournalismIsNotACrime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveVOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveVOA</span></a></p>
RiffReporter<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldPressFreedomDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPressFreedomDay</span></a>: Aktuell gerät die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pressefreiheit</span></a> weltweit immer stärker unter Druck: Journalistïnnen werden eingeschränkt und bedroht. Bereits in 90 Ländern ist die Situation für Medienschaffende laut Reporter ohne Grenzen „schwierig“ oder „sehr ernst“: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://www.riffreporter.de/de/schlagworte/pressefreiheit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">riffreporter.de/de/schlagworte</span><span class="invisible">/pressefreiheit</span></a></p>
Claes de Vreese ☑️<p>Today is World Press Freedom Day. </p><p>Press freedom is essential for democracy. It is under (economic, political) threat in many places. </p><p>In fact press freedom is declining and only very few countries have high degrees of press freedom. </p><p>Source: RSF <a href="https://rsf.org/en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rsf.org/en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wpfd2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wpfd2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a></p>
The Colorado Sun ☀️<p>Without trustworthy journalism, people lose access to reliable information — and the ability to participate fully in civic life.</p><p>World Press Freedom Day is a time to recognize journalism’s role in protecting democracy and to support those doing the work with integrity.</p><p>Support The Colorado Sun by becoming a member today: <a href="https://coloradosun.com/join/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">coloradosun.com/join/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrustProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustProject</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrustworthyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrustworthyNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CheckThe8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheckThe8</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a></p>
Eli Rivera 🍉<p>Today, on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WorldPressFreedomDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPressFreedomDay</span></a>, I want to honor the Palestinian journalists and media workers in <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> who’ve shown us for the past 200+ days what true, courageous, and determined journalism is. We won’t forget you, and we will keep telling your story.</p><p>I also want to acknowledge my colleagues at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@mediadefence" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mediadefence</span></a></span>, who work passionately to provide legal support to journalists and independent media worldwide. I couldn’t be prouder to serve you as Board Trustee. </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WPFD2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD2024</span></a></p>
Patrick Breyer<p>🇬🇧 On <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/PressFreedomDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedomDay</span></a>, it's a disgrace for the West that Julian <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Assange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assange</span></a> remains in prison for his unwelcome revelations! <br>"Intimidating the press is to keep us ignorant" Stella Assange told me. Only <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> will allow us to control those in power!</p><p>Watch the video: <a href="https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/9sjmQpWqKjaAGMM7mdrawu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.european-pirates.eu/w</span><span class="invisible">/9sjmQpWqKjaAGMM7mdrawu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pirates</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/FreeAssangeNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssangeNOW</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/LetHimGoJoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetHimGoJoe</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WPFD2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD2024</span></a></p>
Patrick Breyer<p>🇩🇪 Am Tag der <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Pressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pressefreiheit</span></a> ist es eine Schande, dass Julian <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Assange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Assange</span></a> für seine unbequemen Enthüllungen weiter in Haft ist!</p><p>„Die Einschüchterung der Presse soll uns in Unwissenheit halten“, erklärt Stella Assange im sehenswerten Gespräch mit mir. Das Video: <a href="https://peertube.european-pirates.eu/w/mgngHbYu18VCiYWjbMsCAY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.european-pirates.eu/w</span><span class="invisible">/mgngHbYu18VCiYWjbMsCAY</span></a></p><p>Nur <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Transparenz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparenz</span></a> ermöglicht uns Kontrolle der Mächtigen!<br><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DeshalbPiraten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeshalbPiraten</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/FreeAssangeNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssangeNOW</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/LetHimGoJoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetHimGoJoe</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/WPFD2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD2024</span></a></p>
Paul Eschenhagen<p>✊ Zum internationalen <a href="https://federated.press/tags/TagDerPressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TagDerPressefreiheit</span></a> darf man als Mitarbeiter des <span class="h-card"><a href="https://federated.press/@DJV" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DJV</span></a></span> auch mal ein bisschen pathetisch werden, finde ich. Deswegen hier mein pathetisches Pamphlet Pro <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Pressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pressefreiheit</span></a> im <a href="https://federated.press/tags/DJV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJV</span></a>-Blog von der Konferenz <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Safety4Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safety4Journalists</span></a> der <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@EFJEurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EFJEurope</span></a></span>. <a href="https://www.djv.de/startseite/service/blogs-und-intranet/djv-blog/detail/news-keine-pressefreiheit-ohne-sicherheit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">djv.de/startseite/service/blog</span><span class="invisible">s-und-intranet/djv-blog/detail/news-keine-pressefreiheit-ohne-sicherheit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federated.press/tags/WPFD2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD2023</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/WorldPresseFreedonDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPresseFreedonDay</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a></p>
Deutscher Journalisten-Verband<p>Heute ist internationaler <a href="https://federated.press/tags/TagDerPressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TagDerPressefreiheit</span></a>. Wenn Journalist:innen nicht geschützt werden, ist die <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Pressefreiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pressefreiheit</span></a> in Gefahr – und damit die Demokratie. Kommentar von <span class="h-card"><a href="https://federated.press/@Eschenhagen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Eschenhagen</span></a></span> im DJV-Blog. <a href="https://www.djv.de/startseite/service/blogs-und-intranet/djv-blog/detail/news-keine-pressefreiheit-ohne-sicherheit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">djv.de/startseite/service/blog</span><span class="invisible">s-und-intranet/djv-blog/detail/news-keine-pressefreiheit-ohne-sicherheit</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federated.press/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/WorldPresseFreedonDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPresseFreedonDay</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a><br><a href="https://federated.press/tags/DJV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJV</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Safety4Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safety4Journalists</span></a></p>
Michael Downey 🧢<p>☮️ In the global information war, we can all be online peacekeepers.</p><p>🗣️ Avoid engagement-amplified platforms, and report <a href="https://floss.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> and <a href="https://floss.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> in the <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> to your local server admins.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/WPFD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WPFD</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=uuxKtgWOX5E&amp;local=true" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=</span><span class="invisible">uuxKtgWOX5E&amp;local=true</span></a></p>