Pacific Media Centre (AUT)'s video: World Press Freedom Day 2019 in the Pacific PMC

AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Centre): The theme for the 26th celebration of the World Press Freedom Day this year is “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”. World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference. Since then, May 3, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. It is a day to: celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; assess the state of press freedom throughout the world; defend the media from attacks on their independence; and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie and the PMC's Pacific Media Watch contributing editor Michael Andrew discuss media freedom problems in the Asia-Pacific region Video and editing: Sri Krishnamurthi (PMC) 22 April 2019 Talent: Professor David Robie (director, AUT's Pacific Media Centre) Michael Andrew (postgraduate student and contributing editor on PMC's Pacific Media Watch) Related news report on Asia Pacific Report: (cc) Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz