RSF urges UN secretary-general, General Assembly president to back New Deal for Journalism

By paulinea

NewsThree days before two journalists are to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, the secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) met yesterday with the UN secretary-general and General Assembly president to seek their support for a “New Deal for Journalism” and the appointment of a Special Representative for the Protection of Journalists. In an important week for journalism, with the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov, RSF secretary-general Christophe Deloire – who also chairs the Forum on

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