2017/2018 World Media Trends Report now available

news_010318_wtr.jpg © UNESCO 01 March 2018The latest edition of UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development has been published and is now available online. Current developments paint a picture of both vast opportunity and steep challenge. Among the major trends over the past five years identified by the report are: A stronger right to seek and receive information, but more restrictions on the right to impart. Freedom of information and open data activities have expanded, but conditions for journalists, including protection of sources and protection against various forms…

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