Safety of journalists in the changing media context
Guy Berger UNESCO
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA PRACTITIONERS
ldquoFreedom and Pluralism of Traditional and New Mediardquo Florence 13-17 May 2013
European University Institute Sala Teatro Badia Fiesolana Via dei Roccettini 9
1
Contrasts
bull 2013 = 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May
bull 2012 = more than 120 journalists killed worldwide
bull Anything to celebrate
bull UNIC-Fabrica video
2
Coming up
1 Safety what who why
2 Whence the UN Plan of Action
3 Walking the talk
4 San Jose World Press Freedom Day 2013
5 Digital developments
6 Conclusion
3
1 SAFE ndash WHAT WHO WHY
4
1 SAFE ndash What
bull Freedom of expression a universal right
bull Safe to speak without fear ndash on the playground in the classroom in politics on social media in the media
bull Why single out the press
bull San Jose WPFD tweet ldquoFreedom of press does not protect any one institution - it is the freedom of citizens to speak truth to powersrdquo - Costa Ricas Minister Francisco Chacon wpfd
bull Safety for all especially for serving society through journalism
bull WPFD tweet ldquoYou cant have press freedom without journalism safety and vice versardquo - gwenlister1
bull Killing is the ultimate censorship ndash and self-censorship
5
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
Contrasts
bull 2013 = 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May
bull 2012 = more than 120 journalists killed worldwide
bull Anything to celebrate
bull UNIC-Fabrica video
2
Coming up
1 Safety what who why
2 Whence the UN Plan of Action
3 Walking the talk
4 San Jose World Press Freedom Day 2013
5 Digital developments
6 Conclusion
3
1 SAFE ndash WHAT WHO WHY
4
1 SAFE ndash What
bull Freedom of expression a universal right
bull Safe to speak without fear ndash on the playground in the classroom in politics on social media in the media
bull Why single out the press
bull San Jose WPFD tweet ldquoFreedom of press does not protect any one institution - it is the freedom of citizens to speak truth to powersrdquo - Costa Ricas Minister Francisco Chacon wpfd
bull Safety for all especially for serving society through journalism
bull WPFD tweet ldquoYou cant have press freedom without journalism safety and vice versardquo - gwenlister1
bull Killing is the ultimate censorship ndash and self-censorship
5
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
Coming up
1 Safety what who why
2 Whence the UN Plan of Action
3 Walking the talk
4 San Jose World Press Freedom Day 2013
5 Digital developments
6 Conclusion
3
1 SAFE ndash WHAT WHO WHY
4
1 SAFE ndash What
bull Freedom of expression a universal right
bull Safe to speak without fear ndash on the playground in the classroom in politics on social media in the media
bull Why single out the press
bull San Jose WPFD tweet ldquoFreedom of press does not protect any one institution - it is the freedom of citizens to speak truth to powersrdquo - Costa Ricas Minister Francisco Chacon wpfd
bull Safety for all especially for serving society through journalism
bull WPFD tweet ldquoYou cant have press freedom without journalism safety and vice versardquo - gwenlister1
bull Killing is the ultimate censorship ndash and self-censorship
5
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
1 SAFE ndash WHAT WHO WHY
4
1 SAFE ndash What
bull Freedom of expression a universal right
bull Safe to speak without fear ndash on the playground in the classroom in politics on social media in the media
bull Why single out the press
bull San Jose WPFD tweet ldquoFreedom of press does not protect any one institution - it is the freedom of citizens to speak truth to powersrdquo - Costa Ricas Minister Francisco Chacon wpfd
bull Safety for all especially for serving society through journalism
bull WPFD tweet ldquoYou cant have press freedom without journalism safety and vice versardquo - gwenlister1
bull Killing is the ultimate censorship ndash and self-censorship
5
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
1 SAFE ndash What
bull Freedom of expression a universal right
bull Safe to speak without fear ndash on the playground in the classroom in politics on social media in the media
bull Why single out the press
bull San Jose WPFD tweet ldquoFreedom of press does not protect any one institution - it is the freedom of citizens to speak truth to powersrdquo - Costa Ricas Minister Francisco Chacon wpfd
bull Safety for all especially for serving society through journalism
bull WPFD tweet ldquoYou cant have press freedom without journalism safety and vice versardquo - gwenlister1
bull Killing is the ultimate censorship ndash and self-censorship
5
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
11 The problem of impunity
bull WPFD ldquoMany more journos are murdered than killed in crossfire in battlefields Frank Smytherdquo
bull 2012 UNESCO Report only nine cases out of 245 cases (2006-2009) led to a conviction
bull Impunity fuels a cycle of killings bull It undermines public confidence
in rule of law bull WPFD ldquoSafety of journalists will
never be resolved if impunity is not addressed - UNESCOs Sylvie Coudrayrdquo
6
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
7
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
12 The possibility to end impunity
bull Most states would rather avoid the cycle of having journalists murdered
bull WPFD ldquoEven the harshest dictators are sensitive to negative publicity says Finnish editor Niemirdquo
8
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
12 Safe for journalism
bull UN Human Rights Committee defines journalism as ldquoa function shared by a wide range of actors including professional full-time reporters and analysts as well as bloggers and others who engage in forms of self-publication in print on the Internet or elsewhererdquo General Comment No 34 on article 19
bull UNESCO WorkPlan on Safety
Uses UNESCO IPDC Decision of 23 March 2012 refers to ldquojournalists media workers and social media producers who generate a significant amount of public-interest journalismrdquo
9
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
10
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
13 Who counts as a journalist
UN Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression states that ldquohellipjournalists are understood to be individuals who are dedicated to investigating analysing and disseminating information in a regular and specialised manner through any type of written media broadcast media (television or radio) or electronic media ldquoWith the advent of new forms of communication journalism has extended into new areas including citizen journalismrdquo
11
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull Opponents (authorshellip amp agents) bull Targets practitioners esp investigative freelance bull AND sources citizens bull WPFD ldquoJournalists should avoid a sense of being passive
victims of attacks but should rather action their social role - Javier Dario Restrepordquo
bull Victims or survivors Professional journalism as a shield 12
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
14 Who ndash in more detail
bull wpfd ldquoPublic awareness is needed to create a culture that cherishes freedom of expression - Deb Seward UN Dept of Public Informationrdquo
bull Stakeholders ndash media Owners Journalists
bull WAN-IFRA video bull Helsinki Ilta Sanomat
paper ndash 80 stories
13
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
15 Safety ndash what is it
bull Safety is a broad category
bull Ranges from preventive protective and pre-emptive measures through to combating impunity and promoting a social culture which cherishes freedom of expression and press freedom
bull A factor of laws institutions capacities cultures
bull Safety spans both online amp offline worlds and their interaction
14
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
A complex phenomenon
15
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
16 Safety ndash the remit
bull Safe from all risks bull Is journalism intrinsically dangerous bull WPFD ldquoEgyptian delegate asks is risk of death
intrinsic to job of journalist like it is for a soldier An unavoidable pricerdquo
bull WPFD ldquoThe price of doing journalism should not be death but feeling tired after a long days work ndash Adnan Rehmatrdquo
bull WPFD Curacao ldquoIn the Caribbean journalists are not killed but their stories arerdquo
16
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
16 Safety ndash the extent
bull Does safety mean safe from legalised actions ndash like jailings of
journalists for allegedly breaking laws bull Ideally safety needs a conducive environment of press freedom bull But even where Press Freedom is in place physicalpsychogender
safety issues can exist
17
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
2 WHENCE UN PLAN OF ACTION
18
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
21 UNESCO as midwife
bull Constitution to promote free flow of ideas by word amp image
bull Since 1997 Director-General condemns each killing
bull IPDC safety as special initiative training research indicators
bull Since 2008 Member States are urged ldquoto inform the Director-General of UNESCO on a voluntary basis of the actions taken to prevent the impunity of the perpetrators and to notify herhim of the status of the judicial inquiries conducted on each of the killings condemned by UNESCOrdquo
bull Annual reports to UNESCO bodies (39 member IPDC council 195 member General Conference)
bull UNESCO Work Plan endorsed by Executive Board April 2013
19
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
22 Other UN actors on safety
bull UN statements ndash Human Rights Council adopted for the first time a
resolution on the importance of the safety of journalist as a fundamental element of freedom of expression at its 21st Session on 27 Sept 2012 (Res AHRC21L6)
bull Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) condemned attacks against journalists in conflict situations
bull Special Rapporteurs (video)
bull Need more = birth of UN Plan ndash Sept 2011 UNESCO convenes founding conference
ndash UN Chief Execs Board endorses UN Plan in April 2012
20
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
23 Philosophy of the UN Plan
bull The work of each UN organisation is made easier when journalists can work without fear
bull Many of these organisations also often work directly with the media
bull No single UN body and indeed even the UN as a whole can single-handedly deliver the results envisaged by the UN Plan of Action
bull Strategy is designed on an inclusive basis encouraging multiple partnerships between all actors UN bodies States regional bodies media actors and civil society
21
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
24 Seeking strength in alignment
bull Actors outside of the UN have a major contribution to offer whether through joint or complimentary activities
bull The Plan does not seek to assimilate any party nor to exclude independent activities about the safety of journalists
bull The ambition is to catalyse concerted multi-faceted efforts that will produce results
bull The Plan can also be seen as a mobilising framework in which diverse contributors advance their own interests by also helping to advance a common cause
22
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
25 Whatrsquos in the UN Plan of Action
Aim
bull Working toward the creation of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers in both conflict and non-conflict situations with a view to strengthening peace democracy and development worldwide
bull By Strengthening UN Mechanisms
bull By Cooperating with Member States
bull By Partnering with Other Organizations and Institutions
bull By Raising Awareness
bull By Fostering Safety Initiatives
23
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
3 WALKING THE TALK
bull Between dreams and realities
24
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
31 Putting into effect
bull November 2012 ndash Implementation Strategy devised
ndash Input from 21 UN agencies 38 NGOs and professional organisations 37 governments
bull 120 actions for actors bull UN amp intergovernmental bodies
bull Governments
bull Civil society academia and media
bull Cross-cutting awareness raising
25
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
32 Levels of work
bull National focus first phase countries ndash South Sudan
ndash Iraq
ndash Pakistan
ndash Nepal
bull For effective local operationalization each national approachstrategy must be based the needs amp possibilities of the country
bull Regional and global actions as well
26
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
4 SAN JOSE WPFD 2013
27
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
41 WPFD TWEETS
bull RT irexmedia Deb Seward asking questions (safely) is the service journalists (professional citizen) give society pressfreedom wpfd
bull Rachel_Pulfer Hannah Storm INSI is recognizing women need to be treated differently from a safety perspective wpfd
bull Crisis should be an opportunity for journalists to reflect on how they can do a better job - Javier Dario Restrepo wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Raised at wpfd growing skills of anti pressfreedom actors online eg digitally posing as journalists to besmirch them
bull Everyone can be tracked and attacked the net is not anonymous Digital risks can become physical threats - Acosta wpfd pressfreedom
bull Corporate soc responsibility = not selling surveillance software to states that repress people for exercising free speech - La Rue wpfd
28
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
42 Appeal to all stakeholders
29
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
43 Content
bull Slogan Safe to speak hellip on all media bull Declaration Urges all to support UN Plan bull Panels on safety issues
ndash A safe environment ndash Addressing impunity ndash Judicial perspectives ndash Safety online and trainings ndash Good practices ndash Gender ndash Covering drugs and crime
bull UN involvement ndash side meeting 11 agencies bull LA governments ndash Mexico Brazil Honduras
Colombia bull Taking forward the agendahellip
30
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
5 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENTS
31
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
51 Online offline
bull Freedom Houses Mariclaire Acosta citizen journos amp bloggers are also very vulnerable in Mexico they need training wpfd
bull Acosta only 2 Mexican papers have been brave enough to publish amp follow-up on journo killings so social media is becoming an outlet wpfd
bull Acosta research shows that social media is best source of info on violence but 4 producers killed - 2 decapitated wpfd pressfreedom
bull RT irexmedia Feeling you have nothing to hide online doesnt mean you your networks are not of interest to someone now or someday
bull Personal and professional convergence
32
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
51 Cybersafety
bull Digital footprints surfing email ldquoPetraes mythrdquo phonecalls geolocation layers of data collectors
bull Offline electronic records
bull Cyberattacks trolls and imposters
bull Need international standards for governments amp intermediaries for protecting online FoE
bull Individuals media houses need digi-quette
bull Many threats have a digital trailtail
33
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
34
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
bull httpwwwunescoorgnewencommunication-and-
informationfreedom-of-expressionsafety-of-journalists
OR bull httpgooglTIBIF
bull Thank you
37
6 CONCLUSION
35
Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
36
More information
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Summing up
1 Safety why who what 2 Whence the UN Plan of Action 3 Walking the talk 4 San Jose WPFD 2013 5 Digital developments
TAKE AWAY POINT A window of opportunity with the UN Plan ndash to harmonise and intensify actions draw in new energy and resources (First review will be carried out in January 2014)
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