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Freedom of the press: Memorial to fallen journalists in Amsterdam and a list

World Press Photo and its memorial plaque

Nov 2024: Freedom of expression and freedom of the press are more important and endangered than ever. In April, we reported on the presentation of the World Press Photo Award in Amsterdam, an annual competition held in De Nieuwe Kerk under the patronage of Prince Constantijn and in the presence of Touria Meliani, Amsterdam's Alderwoman for Culture. In a side room of the exhibition was a small room next to the Photo of the Year by Mohammed Salem, in which the names and photos of the fallen journalists were displayed. It is the Foundation's co-operation with the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, which has been keeping a list of journalists killed in the line of duty since 1992, and which includes journalism legends such as Christiane Amanpour, Tom Brokaw and Arianna Huffington.

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Andrew Gold: ‘I hope my book will encourage people to stop judging other people because they have a different opinion.’

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Often the subject of controversy, Gold's YouTube channel ‘Heretic’ is primarily dedicated to freedom of the press.

1 October 2024

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