In proud partnership with the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) held a Roundtable on Media Liberty and Inclusive Administration on September 30 in Makati, Metro Manila.
It was an honour to be signed up with by David Hartman , Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, who shared informative opening statements and presented JHR’s brand-new four-year Global Matters Canada -moneyed project, Magnifying Voices of Women and Ladies , extending 10 nations including the Philippines.
Regulated by journalist, 2007 Marshall McLuhan Other and previous National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Chair Inday Espina-Varona and organized by JHR Senior Program Supervisor Rebecca Mason , the discussion combined journalists, media companies, federal government agents and civil society teams concentrated on females’s and girls rights, women’s political management, the safety and security and health and wellbeing of journalists, fact-check checking and disinformation, and media and information proficiency.
It was a rich and productive discussion that covered media flexibility and the security of reporters, barriers to comprehensive governance, and the value of gender delicate reporting, media and information proficiency, combating disinformation and stereotypes, and the difficulties and proceeded harassment that females in media and leadership placements encounter. It likewise talked about the ongoing problem of the red-tagging of media groups and reporters, the certain susceptability of journalists in the provinces of the nation, and the worth in, and require for even more, community radio programs in rural areas.
Closing statements were delivered by Andrew Green , Counsellor, Political and Public Affairs of the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines, highlighting the relevance of partnership to enhance media flexibility.
JHR is happy to our partners and individuals for sharing their experience and experience, and for their commitment to reinforcing a totally free, inclusive media landscape in the Philippines and past.