World Press Freedom Day 3rd May2017

                      

"Freedom of the press, or, to be more precise, the benefit of freedom of the press, belongs to      everyone - to the citizen as well as the publisher."

World Press Freedom day is celebrated on 3rd May as declared by UN General Assembly to create awareness about importance of Freedom of Press.

It reminds government of their duty to respect and to defend the Right to Freedom of Speech without fear of any restriction.

 The free press in a democratic society is influential in shaping better future of a country, strengthening  media’s role in advancing peaceful, fair and inclusive societies.

Media should be free to Speak and Express to transform society with new voices to emerge as driver of change in world.

Media plays an important role in building good governance.  World press Freedom Day

provides 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;

·         avoid hindrance of government in press decision making;

·         maintain transparency and accountability  in media

·         be safe to express and fair to inform

·         counter prevailing misinformation

On this World Press Freedom Day, we should pledge to stand for right and support media to retain its fairness, impartiality,justice, honesty and equity towards every citizen and proving true and unbiased information to all.