The future of journalism is inextricably bound up with the wider Internet ecosystem. UNESCO, the UN agency with primary responsibility for media freedom and journalists' safety, is consulting worldwid...
Guy Berger
Guy Berger is UNESCO’s director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, based in Paris. He oversees the organisation’s programmes that promote press freedom and freedom of information, safety of journalists, media pluralism and diversity, and media development. These activities cover media online and offline, and they also highlight the importance of gender equality, conflict sensitive journalism, journalism education, and user empowerment via Media and Information Literacy.
Berger previously headed the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Journalism's perfect storm? Confronting rising global threats from "f*ke news" to censorship, surveillance, and the killing of journalists with impunity
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