Ambassador Timo Olkkonen: Opening remarks at the World Press Freedom Day

The Altona Museum, in cooperation with "GEO" and "Star" will be showing the winning photos of the World Press Photo Award for three weeks from 7 May. In addition to wars and crises, it will also document unique moments in the fields of sport and society.

In a recent compilation by the fact-checking portal Faktum, it examined how political and technical challenges affect the operation of the media.

Ambassador Timo Olkkonen: Opening remarks at the World Press Freedom Day

Honourable Minister of Information, Communication, Telecommunication and Postal Services – Michael Makuei Lueth National Legislative Assembly Spokesperson – Hon. Oliver Modi Benjamin The Director General of the Media Authority - Hon. Elijah Alier The Director General of National Communication’s

World Press Freedom Day: A Hollow Celebration

Every year, on May 3rd, the world collectively pauses (at least on paper) to recognise World Press Freedom Day. We nod solemnly at the risks taken by journalists, the imprisonments, the murders, the censorship. And then, most of us return to scrolling through curated headlines, pushed by algorithms, paid by advertisers and sanitised by image management departments. The uncomfortable truth is this: while we love the idea of a free press, but we’r…