JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 29 (IPS) – The writer is a researcher with CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance based in Johannesburg
3 May is World Press Freedom Day. This is part of a series of IPS features and opinion editorials focused on media freedom globally.Access to accurate information is vitally important during the pandemic, so that people can understand how to protect themselves and their families, and to hold their governments to account for their response to the health emergency.
Read the full story, “Press Freedom Vital in the Fight Against the Pandemic”, on globalissues.org →
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