The 2021 International Conference is hosted by UNESCO and the Government of Namibia. It will call on the urgency to address the threat of extinction faced by local news media around the world, a crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will put forward ideas to tackle the challenges of our online media environment, push for more transparency, strengthen safety of journalists and improve their working conditions, and support independent media.
MEET THE Champions
The Champions of the 2021 World Press Freedom Day International Conference contribute to make a stronger call on the importance of cherishing information as a public good.
Gwen Lister
Investigative journalist, publisher and press freedom activist. She founded The Namibian in 1985 at the height of colonial rule. The newspaper was constantly the target of right-wing attacks because it exposed apartheid atrocities and supported the struggle for independence. Lister was jailed twice and won several international awards for her work. She was named a World Press Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute (IPI) and received an international press freedom award from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). She is also a founder member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
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Toivo Ndjebela
Editor-in-chief of Namibian Sun daily newspaper, Ndjebela was previously the Managing Editor of the state-owned New Era newspaper. He has worked as a deputy news editor at New Era, and as a senior journalist at Windhoek Observer.
NEWS FROM WINDHOEK
Special coverage on World Press Freedom Day from the Champions and media partners in Namibia.
more:
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30 years Windhoek Declaration: "I would like to see good journalism triumph" - DW
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Interview with H.E."Peya" Mushelenga, Namibian Minister of Information
- Interview with Moussa-Elkadhum, Head of UNESCO Office in Namibia
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Thirty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom, global journalism is under siege, Maverick Citizen