Free and independent media is an essential pillar of a democratic society – and truly open government both requires media freedom and can enable it. This high-level session will bring to light the importance of media freedom, access to information, and the safety of journalists to open government, and will demonstrate how open government reforms can help journalists and media organizations perform their essential roles of informing the public, reflecting citizens’ views and concerns, and holding the powerful to account.
Session organizers: Media Freedom Coalition; Government of Estonia - MFA; UNESCO
This room has a limited capacity of 135 people. if you want to secure your seat please join the session early. For safety reasons, capacity cannot be exceeded.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OGP ResourcesOpen Gov Guide: The 2023
Open Gov Guide – OGP’s go-to resource for detailed reform recommendations and examples of good practice from OGP members – features a chapter on free expression and media.
Fact sheet: This three-page
fact sheet (in English and Spanish) offers a look at global progress and member examples of civic space reforms implemented through OGP action plans.
See the
OGP Research Repository for more resources from the OGP Support Unit.
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