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UNESCO Port-au-Prince: World Press Freedom Day 2010

Roundtable Discussion: The role of the media in Haiti´s Reconstruction Phase

On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, UNESCO and International Media Support (IMS) co-hosted a roundtable debate on the role of media following the earthquake. More than 70 people attended the debate, among them Haitian journalists, stakeholders and key-representatives from the local media industry. 

Discussions focused on the role, rights and obligations of journalists in the reconstruction phase, best practices and the role of media vis-à-vis the government, donors and the Haitian population. The participants also spoke about the importance of journalists working together and jointly developing a set of professional “best practice” standards. 

Haiti has made remarkable progress in terms of press freedom over the past years, jumping from a 125th place on the Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Ranking List in 2004 to a 58th place in 2009. This process must be supported, so that the press can continue developing coherence, strength and professionalism. 

In order to support cooperation between journalists, as well as journalist unions, who lost their premises during the earthquake, UNESCO and IMS have co-funded a centre that will house three major journalist unions: Group Médalternatif, SOS Journalists and the Association of Haitian Journalists. 

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