UN chief tells nations to stop the journalism, threats, and attack

 UN chief tells nations to stop the journalism, threats, and attack on WordPress media.

On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the head of the United Nations issued a warning that the media is under attack everywhere and urged all nations to put an end to their attacks on truth and those who report it. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized that freedom of the press "is the foundation of democracy and justice" and is in danger, describing the 50 percent increase in the murder of media workers in 2022 as "unbelievable."

 

 

In 2022, at least 67 media workers were killed. Extremists have also found it easier to spread lies and harass journalists thanks to social media and digital platforms." "Disinformation and hate speech that seeks to blur the lines between fact and fiction, science and conspiracy," Guterres stated, are threatening truth.

 

According to Guterres, freedom of expression is being threatened by the collapse of the media industry, which has resulted in the closing of local news outlets and the consolidation of media "into the hands of the few." So are undermining new regulations passed by states around the world, for example, Russia's 2022 regulation that anybody distributing data about its tactical that Moscow considers to be misleading could have to deal with upwards of 15 years in jail.

 

At the end of March, Russia held Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of spying, which the Journal denies. The Biden organization has said Gershkovish is unfairly kept and has been attempting to get his delivery.

 

According to Guterres, media workers are routinely harassed, intimidated, and detained. He strongly criticized the targeting of media workers both online and offline. He went on to say that one-quarter of female journalists have been physically threatened, and nearly three-quarters of women journalists have experienced violence online.

 

In a video message, Guterres made the remarks to mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, which the United Nations General Assembly first declared in December 1993 and authorized to be held on May 3. The secretary-general said the world should join to stop dangers, assaults, and detainment of columnists for taking care of their responsibilities, and shut down the untruths and disinformation.

 

He stated, "The world stands up with journalists who stand up for the truth."

 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's director-general Audrey Azoulay stated that the advent of the digital era has altered the entire information landscape. "They are also proving fertile ground for those who sow disinformation, hate speech, and conspiracy theories," she stated, "even though digital platforms have provided new ways for expression and information."

 

Azoulay stated, "We find ourselves at a new crossroads." She admonished, "Our current course is taking us away from informed public debate and toward even more polarization." The other way is one we should envision together, to guarantee data can stay a public decent, open to all."

 

Azoulay stated that UNESCO 2021 introduced a model media and information literacy curriculum for educators "to develop critical mindsets to navigate these new flows." She said that because digital platforms' business models are based on the number of clicks, they "all too often favor sensationalism over truth."

 

According to Azoulay, this is why UNESCO held a global conference in February to address the issue and ensure "that technology helps our shared values and promotes human rights rather than harming them." It was gone to by north of 4,000 closely involved individuals. She described this as "a decisive step" toward the publication by UNESCO of a set of guidelines for the moderation and selection of online content later this year, similar to what it did for broadcasting nearly 20 years ago.

 

Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, who heads UNESCO's segment on Opportunity of Articulation and Security of Columnists, told a news meeting that Tuesday's recognition is an opening shot for more than 60 occasions in 60 nations and north of 40 occasions in New York City to feature World Press Opportunity Day's 30th commemoration and the unsuitable decrease in media opportunity.

 

He referred to UNESCO measurements delivered last year that 85% of the total populace encountered the cutting back of their opportunity over the most recent five years. A new UNESCO overview found that writers covering fights in 65 nations in all locales have been gone after, Canela said, while other ongoing information shows that legal frameworks progressively bug columnists in all districts, "with 160 nations holding opportunity of articulation under criminal codes" that can prompt columnists' detainment.

 

A joint statement was signed by the presidents of the Human Rights Council, Economic and Social Council, UNESCO General Conference, and U.N. General Assembly. It called for "a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference" and for the rights to freedom of opinion and expression to be protected.

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