A free press is essential to democracy, but disinformation and attacks on reporters’ credibility undermine media freedom.
Join us for a special Media Freedom event, hosted by the British Consulate-General in Vancouver, in partnership with the UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, and the UBC Global Reporting Centre, for a panel discussion to consider these important issues.
Media Freedom Panel:
- Mohamed Fahmy, Award-winning Journalist, Author, and Human Rights Defender
- Peter Klein, Director, Global Reporting Centre and Professor, UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
- Kiran Nazish, Founding Director, Coalition For Women In Journalism; Professor, Brandon University
- Simon Collard-Wexler, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs Policy, Global Affairs Canada
Moderated by Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, British High Commissioner
Opening Remarks from Lord Ahmad, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Register online to receive the event link.
This event comes just a week before Canada will host the second annual Global Conference on Media Freedom, virtually with Botswana. The inaugural conference was co-hosted by the UK and Canada last year in London.