"Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
Theme 2012: New Voices: Media Freedom Helping to Transform Societies
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. It is an opportunity to:
- celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom;
- assess the state of press freedom throughout the world;
- defend the media from attacks on their independence;
- pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The recent uprisings in some Arab States have highlighted the power of the media, the human quest for freedom of expression and the confluence of press freedom and freedom of expression through various traditional and new media.
This has given rise to an unprecedented level of media freedom. New media have enabled civil society, young people and communities to bring about massive social and political transformations by self-organizing, and engaging the global youth in the fight to be able to freely express themselves and the aspirations of their wider communities.
Yet, media freedom is fragile, and it is also not yet within the reach of everyone. Furthermore, as more reporting is transmitted online, more and more online journalists including bloggers are being harnessed, attacked and even killed for their work.
“表达自由是我们最为珍贵的一项权利。它是所有其他自由的支撑，也是人类尊严的基础。自由、多元和独立的媒体对于表达自由至关重要。”
——联合国秘书长潘基文先生与 教科文组织总干事伊琳娜·博科娃女士
在2012年5月3日世界新闻自由日的联合致辞
2012年主题：新的声音——媒体自由促进社会变革
- 庆祝新闻自由的基本原则；
- 在全球范围探讨新闻的自由度；
- 捍卫媒体的独立性；
- 对在工作中献出了生命的记者们表示敬意。
近期一些阿拉伯国家的动荡更加突出了媒体的力量、人类追求言论自由的愿望、及通过各种传统媒体和新媒体来表达新闻和言论自由的行动。
这使媒体的自由度达到一个前所未有的水平。民间社会、青年人和社区用新媒体来自我组织，让全球青年都能够自由地表达自己愿望，同时激励更广泛的社区参与，并带来巨大的社会和政治变革。
然而，媒体自由仍是脆弱的，它还尚未达到所有人。此外，随着越来越多的报道被发到网络上，更多的网上记者，包括博客博主因他们的工作而被诽谤、攻击甚至杀害。
转载于：United Nations 联合国
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