SE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024

SANTIAGO, CHILE 2024

CHILDPRESS IN SANTIAGO, CHILE

AMSTERDAM

SANTIAGO

WHO DOES WHAT FOR CHILDREN?

I WORRY ABOUT HOW FEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BEING HEARD AND TO PARTICIPATE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN

WE COVERED WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024

2-4 MAY CHILE BY INTERVIEWING ADULTS WHO MATTER TO US

WHO IS REALLY COMMITTED, SO THAT PRESS FREEDOM CAN BE PRACTISED BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH?

I have the right to be listened to, and taken seriously.

VOICES TRULY HEARD?

13 I have the right to find out and share information.

PERSON

TAWFIK JELASSI, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL UNESCO /PAGE 12

ALBERTO VAN KLAVEREN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS /PAGE 13

CAMILA VALLEJO, MINISTRY GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF GOVERNMENT of Chile /PAGE 14

GUILHERME CANELA, CHIEF OF THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION & SAFETY OF JOURNALIST UNESCO /PAGE 15

MA'ALY HAZZAZ, COORDINATOR OF THE MULTI DONOR PROGRAMME UNESCO /PAGE 16

SERGIO MUÑOZ GAJARDO, MINISTER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CHILE /PAGE 18

PAGE 19/ NASSER ABU BAKR, JOUNALIST

RICARDO BLANCO HERRERA, PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CHILE /PAGE 18

PAGE 20/ GILES TRENDLE, STEERING COMITEE COVERING CLIMATE NOW

PAGE 21/ BENJAMIN TETTEH JOURNALIST, TEACHER

PAGE 22/ ALYAA ABO SHAHBA, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

PAGE 23/ CLAUDIA CARVAJAL, CHIEF MANAGER OF THE JOURNALISM CAREER

PAGE 24/ YAMLEK MOJICA JOURNALIST

PAGE 25/ MARIA RESSA, JOURNALIST

PAGE 26/ NADIA ARIAS, UNIVERSITY TEACHER

PAGE 27/ CATALINA GUZMÁN, SENIOR EXPERT for YOUTH CHILE SIN BASURA

PAGE 28/ CHARLY VILLAROEL, RADIO DJ

WPFD2024 YOUTH PRESS ROOM

Mehrzad and Lars were part of the Unesco Youth Newsroom. In this Newsroom, they and 30 other young people covered the entire World Press Freedom Day 2024.. In addition to journalists, the Youth Newsroom included activists and fact-checkers. It is very important that the facts used are also checked. Only then can you practice constructive journalism. This project was started with the idea that the future generation (young people) should also have a place at the table of decision makers. Mehrzad and Lars learned a lot from the other young people and vice-versa. It was a project that is definitely worth repeating!

I can’t think of just one exemple, and that is the beauty of freedom of expression.

I can do my job as an activist.

WHAT CAN YOU DO AND SAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?

I can fact check everyone, even my own president. I can say: “Mr. president, you are wrong.”

ELIZABETH SHERR CHARLOTTE BRUM BEZIÉ

ADELINE HULIN

ANTONIO DIAZ ARANDA

LANRE LARIGOLD OLAGNJU

IGNACIA HAASE

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024

YOUTH MULTIMEDIA ROOM

Trinidad Riobó Santiago, Chile

Elizabeth Sherr New York, USA

Antonio Diaz Mexico

Diego Cáceres Santiago, Chile

Analía Cárdenas & Macarena Salazar Santiago, Chile

“THESE ARE THE INSPIRING YOUNG REPORTERS WE MET AT WPFD24. SCAN OR CLICK THE QR CODE TO READ THE ARTICLES THEY WROTE FOR THE UNESCO SITE”

Olga Bednarek Paris, France

Saja Mortada Libanon

Ignacia Haase Santiago, Chile

Costa Brazil

Paulo Galvão Brazil

Sebastián Cornejo & Martín Malagueño Poblete Santiago, Chile

Sylvia Flavian Adongo, Nairobi, Kenia

Shampi Anna Nairobi, Kenia

Amanda

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024

YOUTH MULTIMEDIA ROOM

“THESE ARE THE INSPIRING YOUNG REPORTERS WE MET AT WPFD24. SCAN OR CLICK THE QR CODE TO READ THE ARTICLES THEY WROTE FOR THE UNESCO SITE”

Santiago, Chile

Elizabeth Acosta Santiago, Chile

Macarena Jimenez Santiago, Chile

Ignacia Haase

Sylvia Flavian Adongo, Nairobi, Kenia

YOUTH PARTICIPATION

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024

YOUTH MULTIMEDIA ROOM

“THESE ARE THE INSPIRING YOUNG REPORTERS WE MET AT WPFD24. SCAN OR CLICK THE QR CODE TO READ THE ARTICLES THEY WROTE FOR THE UNESCO SITE”

Aitana Burgos Santiago, Chile

Natasha Khairunisa Amani

Indonesia & Sofia Hou

Mehrzad Joussefi & Lars Westra The Netherlands

17 YEARS

OF DICTATORSHIP IN CHILE 1973 - 1990

ALBERTO VAN KLAVEREN CHILE

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

In Chile we value Press Freedom very much because we lost it during the dictatorship. And we sufered the consequences.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH SANTIAGO, CHILI

17th

CHILDREN’S RIGHT THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION

CAMILA VALLEJO CHILE

MINISTRY GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF GOVERNMENT

It is a social commitment of all ages and that is why it is so important that we put it on the agenda.

YOUTH PARTICIPATION

SANTIAGO, CHILI

UNESCO HAS 194 MEMBER STATES

GUILHERME CANELA FRANCE

CHIEF OF THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

AND SAFETY OF JOURNALIST SECTION UNESCO

You and your families should talk to your local representatives, your mayor, your congressman and tell them: This is what we want! We need resonance in local politics to move the needle.

MEDIA PARIS, FRANCE

MA'ALY HAZZAZ

COORDINATOR OF THE MULTI DONOR PROGRAMME ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OF ARTISTS AND THE SAFETY OF JOURNALISTS AT UNESCO

At UNESCO freedom of expression now translate also to artistic expression and the safety of artists…

FREEDOM OF SPEECH PARIS, FRANCE

FREEDOM OF ART - EXPRESSION

EXHIBITION

How to express certain problems through art, in this case plastic waste and climate change visualising the IPCC report of the UN about this.

RICARDO BLANCO HERRERA

President of the Supreme Court of Chile

SERGIO MUÑOZ GAJARDO Minister of the Supreme Court of Chile

WHY JUDGES ARE IMPORTANT?

Protecting journalists is protecting the values of the planet.

“Artists, journalist and scientist should feel at home in our Court House “

“No one should have fear to come here and no one should fear to say what they think.”

“Our coming generation will judge us.”

RICARDO BLANCO HERRERA

SERGIO MUÑOZ GAJARDO

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

SANTIAGO, CHILI

SUPREME COURT

killed since october 7, 2023

NASSER ABU BAKR RAM,ALLAH, PALESTINE

PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS SYNDICATE

SENIOR JOURNALISTS

Every year, the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is awarded. This year it was awarded to the courageous Palestinian journalist, Nasser Abu Bakr. Nasser is the head of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS). He has lost many of his colleagues since Oct. 7, 2023, yet he maintains courage and hope. We felt honored to be present at this award ceremony!

*Source: CPJ-investigation May 3, 2024

MEDIA RAMALLAH, PALESTINE

PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS SYNDICATE

69% of the children see climate change as an emergency

GILES TRENDLE UNITED KINGDOM

COVERING CLIMATE NOW

Great idea to ask senior journalist to be the critical friends of you youngsters! I am certainly in!

Source: UNDP and Oxford university: ‘People’s climate votes’

BENJAMIN TETTEH UNITED STATES

JOURNALISM TEACHER AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Journalism needs to become both more critical and more creative. To access real news, we should not rely on fashy platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Let's give certain platforms creative quality labels that guarantee good content.

MEDIA SYRACUSE, USA

170th

Place Egypt on the press freedom ranking

ALYAA ABO SHAHBA EGYPT

INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

To raise the need for climate change among children to 100%, in Arab countries facts should be spread through social media.

Source: RSF.org, Egypt (2024)

MEDIA CAIRO, EGYPT

17th

Children’s right THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION

CLAUDIA CARVAJAL CHILE

CHIEF MANAGER JOURNALISM CAREER

UNIVERSIDAD ACADEMIA DE HUMANISMO CRISTIANO

At UNESCO there are a lot of good adults who could make relevant information available for children to understand.. If they can’t do it, who can?!

MEDIA SANTIAGO, CHILE

UNIVERSIDAD ACADEMIA DE HUMANISMO CRISTIANO

YAMLEK MOJICA NICARAGUA JOURNALIST

Nicaragua on the press freedom ranking

Should I put my name on my work or should I defend my family?

Source: RSF.org, Nicaragua (2024)

MEDIA NICARAGUA

11 times Maria Ressa has been criminally charged

FIELD

MARIA RESSA PHILIPPINES

JOURNALIST AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER

Another word for disinformation is a lie. We journalists fght the lies. The quality of democracy depends on the quality of journalism. There is no better time to be a journalist!

MEDIA PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES

CONSTANZA DIAS (STUDENT) NADIA ARIAS (TEACHER)

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

We are learning so much how important free journalism is. In diferent countries all over the world. And so important for young people to participate!

CATALINA GUZMÁN SANTIAGO, CHILE

CHILE SIN BASURA

FIELD EXPERTS

Young people who are very eager and committed with sustainability, should be supported by us. We can support them by making them visible. And to open up the quality content that is already out there.

MEDIA SANTIAGO, CHILI

CHILE SIN BASURA

Source: Statista.com ‘Number of radio stations in Chile from 2014 to 2021’

MEDIA SANTIAGO, CHILI

We welcome you back home in AMSTERDAM…

CHAIRMAN BOARD

CHILDREN

RUTH KRONENBURG

ELISE SIJTHOFF

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

The Right To Know!

Reporters search for adults in their close environment. We need a very quick acceleration of the amount of adults who care for our future.

In a systematic way we cover the public spaces around us. In every media house we search for a critical friend.

How do we fact check? Every source of the UN we consider as highly reliable.

Be with us and learn all about action competent adults who will take care that we can start playing again in real time without being afraid of adults!

COLOFON

World Press Freedom Day 2024

Santiago, Chile

Reporters representing Children's International Press

Association CIPA

Lars Westra Mehrzad Joussef

Editors of The CIPA team

Veere Snijders

Wobbe van der Woude

Lena Drukker

Wineke Onstwedder

Niels Kuiper

With many thanks to the great UNESCO team

Olivier van Bockstael

Juliette Freysson

Adeline Hulin

Lionel Brossi

Alma Palacios Rossi

Arly Faundres

Summer Harlow

Publisher CIPA Board

ChildPress.org

With support of Elise Sijthof

This magazine has been read and approved before publication by both the trustee and critical readers of Lars and Mehrzad.

Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral

Unesco Team Youth Multimedia Room

Catalina Guzmán Chile Sin Basura

OUR CRITICAL FRIEND IN CHILE!

Library At Universidad Católica Our Sources:

Olivier Van Bockstael

Juliette Freysson Adeline Hulin

ADIÓS!!

Lars & Mehrzad