Committee to protect journalists steps out to be counted

New York, April 20, 2016 -The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual publication, Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide, on April 27, 2016.

This year, the book examines the intersection of gender and press freedom from a variety of perspectives, and highlights the challenges as well as the courage of journalists who face threats including sexualized violence, online harassment, and gender-based discrimination.
 
Public events to mark the book's launch on April 27 will be held at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. at 1:30 p.m. EDT and at Columbia University, in New York City, at 6:30 p.m. EDT. A livestream of the panel discussion at the Newseum will be available here.





WHAT:           Release of the 2016 edition of CPJ's publication Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide
WHEN:          April 27, 2016; 8:01 A.M., EDT

WHERE:       Online at www.cpj.org



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CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.

 

Note to Editors:
Advance copies of Attacks on the Press are available upon request in English. Select essays are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.


Media contact:

Samantha Libby
Advocacy Officer
Tel. +1 212-300-9007
E-mail: [email protected]

Ashley Parent
Communications Associate
Tel. +1 212 300 9032
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