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World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for freedom of the press which culminates in an annual event to celebrate World Press Freedom Day.

Through our activities, vigilance and relationships with like-minded organizations, our board of directors and supporters:

  • Raise public awareness for the right of free expression
  • Identify violations
  • Pro-actively defend freedom of the press

Media’s role to report facts is more important now than ever before

In today’s complex political landscape and polarizing society in many democracies around the world, we are witnessing the critical importance played by a free and robust media.

Whether it is reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, the ongoing war in Ukraine and countering Russian disinformation or covering federal-provincial jousting over issues such as health care and climate change, the media continue to play a crucial role in our democracy.

The media’s role to report facts is even more important with the rise in AI, deep fakes and deliberate misinformation and disinformation permeating social media platforms. Often, it is trained journalists and media workers who are cutting through these distortions.

Sadly, however, governments around the world are jailing media workers for the “crime” of committing journalism, revoking broadcast licenses of independent media and engaging in disinformation campaigns that pollute the media space. Furthermore, women and racialized journalists are increasingly paying a steep price in terms of online harassment and attacks from those who refuse to accept
the inconvenient truths that are being reported. Online hate is not only an issue for the journalists themselves; it is a clear attempt to suppress their reporting and diminish the media.

It is more important than ever to celebrate the role of an independent media that can hold to account those in a position of power.

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