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- Celebrated annually on May 3
- Recommended at UNESCO's 1991 General Conference
- Officially adopted in 1993
- Dedicated to the celebration and furthering of press freedom
- Each year, the World Press Freedom Prize is awarded to a journalist or organization who has made a contribution to the defense or furthering of press freedomUNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2009 to focus... (March 12, 2009)
- The 2009 World Press Freedom Day international conference was held in Dohar, Qatar on May 2 and 3UNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2009 to focus... (March 12, 2009)
- The keynote speaker at the 2009 World Press Freedom Day international conference was South African journalist Allister SparksUNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2009: Dialogue... (April 23, 2009)
- The 2009 World Press Freedom Prize was awarded posthumously to Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha WickrematungeUNESCO: World Press Freedom Day 2009: Dialogue... (April 23, 2009)
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In 1993, May 3 was declared World Press Freedom Day by The United Nations General Assembly. The day is intended to be a time to analyze and remind citizens and governments worldwide of the state of press freedom and supression. World Press Freedom Day is also an opportunity to develop initiatives to increase the freedom of the press and honor those journalists who have lost their lives on the job.UNESCO: About World Press Freedom Day
Press Freedom Statistics
- According to Reporters Without Borders, at least 673 journalists were arrested in 2008World Association of Newspapers: Journalists Arrested
- According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 125 journalists were jailed in 2008World Association of Newspapers: Journalists Jailed
- According to the World Association of Newspapers, 70 journalists were killed in 2008World Association of Newspapers: Journalists Killed
- According to Freedom House's annual study of the media, in 2008, global press freedom declined for the seventh straight yearIFEX.org: Global press freedom declines in every region... (May 1, 2009)
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