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Beyond School Books 25: World Press Freedom Day

Series: Beyond School Books
From: UNICEF
Length: 00:16:32

Every day, despite significant risks to their safety, journalists bring stories from disasters and conflict zones to people around the world. These stories can shape the international response to humanitarian emergencies, and ultimately impact the lives of children. To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, May 3, podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with three journalism practitioners from three different continents, about the media’s role in reporting on education and children in times of crisis. Read the full description.
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To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, May 3, moderator Amy Costello speaks with Colombian journalist Jenny
Manrqiue, Brendan O’Malley, journalist and author of UNESCO’s 2010 Education Under Attack report and Associate Professor Jake Lynch, Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney on the media’s role in reporting on education and children in times of crisis.

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