From News Literacy to ‘Newsgames’: Conversations Celebrating World Press Freedom Day

On the occasion of 2018 World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is collaborating with the News Literacy Project (NLP) on two panels at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

World Press Freedom Day was initially proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. This year, UNAOC is supporting this initiative by organizing two open conversations underscoring the role of news literacy education in promoting civil discourse and freedom of speech.

The initial panel will feature prominent journalists and educators and it will focus on the role of press freedom internationally.

The second panel will look at innovative forms of journalism, such as “newsgames,” virtual reality reporting and internet-based new media journalism, along with classical documentary filmmaking and journalism cartoons.

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• Select Start Year: 2018
• End Month: May
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• End Year: 2018
• Venue Name: United Nations Headquarters
• City: New York
• Country: US
• Website: https://www.unaoc.org/event/from-news-literacy-to-newsgames-conversations-celebrating-world-press-freedom-day/
• Organizer: UNAOC
• Contact Email: jordit@unops.org
• Organizer's Website: UNAOC.ORG