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Media freedom is important. Here’s what you can do.



A free press:

· Spreads facts and ideas that keep people informed.

· Helps people talk with their governments.

· Gives people a way to point out when their rights are taken away or ignored.

· Helps lawmakers understand what people think about their actions.

One study says that the world has seen a drop in the freedom of the press. If this is true, it is important for everyone to work to restore press freedom. Solutions to solve this problem revolve around money, technology, and the law.

Keeping a free press

The press can only be free when its money is safe and when the people who give money do not control what is reported. So where does one find this money?

Groups like the Global Investigative Journalism Network and the Fund for Investigative Journalism give plenty of gift money. Knight International is a program that gives money to reporters. It gave Rahma Muhammad Mian money. Mian created a media lab in Pakistan. Mian is finding ways to help the government and the press work together.

Some reporters have turned to regular citizens for money. In 2013 people gave reporters in the Netherlands $1.7 million to start a news website called De Correspondent. Krautreporter is a German online website magazine. It raised money from many people through crowd-funding to get started in 2013.

The Texas Tribune is a U.S. news website. It reports news about the Texas state government. It gets money from many different sources. Some of its funding comes from businesses or from charity foundations. Still, the Texas Tribune's reporting does not take sides. It stays independent and looks for stories no one else is reporting.

Malaysiakini is a news website in Malaysia. Malaysiakini avoids taking money from government groups and businesses. It does not want them to use their power to control what it writes. Instead, people pay to read Malaysiakini. It also gets money from ads and gifts from nonprofits and foundations.

Online news meets citizen reporters

Online news websites give new tools to reporters. They also allow citizens to report the news. They are cheap and easy to use.

Websites like Ushahidi share lifesaving news in times of danger. Ushahidi lets people report events as they happen. Regular people can report by sending emails or text messages. Ushahidi helps reporters follow the fighting in Syria. It also helped reporters track the Ebola virus.

Since 2005, Global Voices has pulled together popular news stories. These stories are sent in by more than 1,200 writers and news experts from 167 countries. These writers mostly work for free. They cover stories that do not usually get attention in the press. Global Voices confirms all of their stories and translates them into 43 languages. Global Voices supports press freedom. It gives all citizens the tools to report the news.

Sharing information through videos is an important part of the online press. Groups like WITNESS teach people how to make safe and fair video news stories. They work with reporters and technology experts.

Keeping reporters safe

No press is free if reporters fear for their safety.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says more than 72 reporters were killed in 2015. They were killed because of their work. This happens in countries on almost every continent.

One important way to protect the press is a strong court. Agnes Callamard runs Columbia University's Global Freedom of Expression action group. Callamard says courts usually protect free speech rights. Her action group has honored courts in Norway, Turkey and Zimbabwe for protecting a free press.

Freedom of the press takes teamwork. People, groups and governments need to come together. When this happens, everyone wins.

 


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