Jon Williams
@WilliamsJon
Now: Executive Director @rorypecktrust, boards @pressfreedom, @INSInews. Before: Managing Director @rtenews, Managing Editor @abc, World Editor @BBC.
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https://linktr.ee/williamsjon 21-04-2008 09:56:28
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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
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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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
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