As the World celebrates the World Press Freedom Day, on Sunday, the United States government has paid special honor to the importance of media freedom, which it described as a crucial element of freedom of expression. In a statement issued to commemorate the day and also highlight the efforts of the U.S. government towards upholding…
Global Press Freedom Declines As Nigeria Ranks ‘Partly Free’
Washington D.C Global press freedom has declined in 2014 to its lowest levels across the world while Nigeria was identified as “partly free” for the media. This was disclosed in the Freedom of the Press 2015 report released in Washington D.C, U.S. on Wednesday by Freedom House, a U.S. based non governmental organisation that conducts…
World Press Freedom Day: Editors Call For Synergy
As Nigeria joins other countries around the world to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has urged all stakeholders in the media to synergize to form a formidable partnership in order to save the ship of the state from running aground. In a press release signed by Femi…