So much to discuss with Isa Soares, so many to mourn after deadliest period ever for journalists. Once threat to #pressfreedom came from authoritarian regimes. Increasingly it’s under pressure in democracies. That should concern us all. Thank you Isa & team for the invite. #WPFD24

Big speeches about the importance of journalism will be made today by politicians who are not delivering on commitments made on #WPFD a year ago. It’s time to call their bluff, starting from Gaza, writes INSI Director Elena Cosentino
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#UN awards the world’s top #pressfreedom prize to Palestinian journalists in #Gaza

On #WPFD24 , why #pressfreedom really is your freedom. Thank you to the team ⁦CNN International⁩ for giving me the space to write something - and for their continued championing of the Rory Peck Trust. cnn.com/2024/05/03/opi…

Delighted to be part of a great group trying to establish UK’s first permanent memorial to colleagues killed brining you the news. #ontherecord
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Great to be back at the #BBC for a special #WPFD24 event - parts of a special @BBCWorldService programme on the price too many colleagues pay for #pressfreedom .

First met Jen Stout a few weeks ago. Not for her privilege & deep pockets of some. There’s an empathy & compassion in Jen’s reporting from #Ukraine - and in her first book. Proud she’s been supported by Rory Peck Trust. Remember her name, this is the just start #journalismmatters

The A-team. Fergal very open about being torn between knowing what he should do, and the pull of the story. Appropriately for an audience seated in a former church, he quoted St Augustine: “Lord make me good, but not yet”. Well worth a watch.

EU’s top diplomat “appalled” by the number of journalists & media workers killed in Gaza: “Journalists are civilians and their voices are crucial to keeping disinformation at bay and citizens being informed” - ⁦Josep Borrell Fontelles⁩ #pressfreedom eeas.europa.eu/eeas/gaza-spee…

Fortunate to have worked with great colleagues. Few as kind or naturally gifted as Huw. 9/11, 7/7, General Elections and royal deaths, Huw was there, on air, when we needed him most. And for his friends, off air too. From a lifetime ago, but simply the best. #HuwEdwards

So sad to hear about the passing of #TerryAnderson . CPJ’s honorary chair spent nearly 7 years as a hostage in Lebanon. He knew the price too many journalists pay - on his release, he campaigned for other denied their freedom. A giant. apnews.com/article/terry-…

Great to meet so many friends old & new at #ijf24 . Humbling to listen to others talk about Rory Peck Trust - grateful to all for insights & best wishes. Perugia special place, journalism festival unique event. Thank you Arianna, Chris & whole team - ciao.

Proud to share this moment with my #CPJ friends Jodie Ginsberg & Gypsy Guillén Kaiser. Grateful for your leadership- and to all who joined. #ijf24 #Gaza #pressfreedom

For second day, am posting from Perugia in takeover of Rory Peck Trust account. Any from me signed JW. #ijf24