![]() ![]() Under the interagency Voices initiative, the U.S. We launched as a public-private partnership at the Second Summit for Democracy in March 2023, the MVA is run by Internews, Microsoft, and partner organizations, which share the mission to preserve fact-based news and information media as the ”fourth pillar” of democracy. Through USAID’s new Media Viability Accelerator (MVA) data platform, media outlets can increase their understanding of the markets, audiences, and strategies that will maximize profitability. Globally, independent local media are facing an existential crisis due to the collapse of traditional business models, forcing them to reinvent their business structures to meet consumer preferences and compete in the digital marketplace. It will begin accepting members in later this month. Chair.įor example, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching the Reporters Shield program to help protect investigative journalists from defamation lawsuits by providing insurance liability coverage to cover the cost of defending journalists, civil society activists, and their organizations from defamation, libel, and other lawsuits meant to silence their reporting. ![]() These efforts are just part of the actions the United States is taking globally to protect and promote press freedom, Mr. This is why the State Department supports and funds the ongoing work of the Inter-American Commission’s Unit for Human Rights Defenders, its Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, and the new Center for Media Integrity in the Americas, which serves as a hub to support fact-based, rigorous journalism and social media information dissemination. This example underscores the important role the OAS and the Inter American Human Rights System play in supporting investigative journalism and raising awareness about the challenges to media independence throughout the Americas. The outlet’s phones were infected with Pegasus, 34 of its members have precautionary measures granted by the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, and many of the journalists are now in exile. In Central America, digital news outlet El Faro announced it’s moving its operations to Costa Rica due to continued threats, including numerous spurious audits on the outlet and its members. Their function is to inform the public and bring facts to light, which provides accountability.Ĭriminalization of journalism through restrictive laws or abuse of the law should be of concern to us all. Independent journalists are not the opposition or voices of dissent. Journalists must be able to do their jobs without fear of violence, detention, or frivolous lawsuits intended to muzzle them by embroiling them in drawn-out legal proceedings. ![]() This is reinforced explicitly in Article 4 of our Inter American Democratic Charter, which states that “transparency in government activities … and freedom of expression and of the press are essential components of the exercise of democracy.” Chair, providing accurate information, increasing accountability, and drawing attention to human rights abuses and corruption. Journalists play a vibrant role in democratic societies, Mr. Chairmanship of the Freedom Online Coalition, established in 2011 to support Internet freedom and protect human rights online globally. ![]() This Friends Group is important, this year in particular, as it serves to help us advance the current U.S. As a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, I am honored to address the Permanent Council today representing the United States’ membership in the OAS Group of Friends for Freedom of Expression and Journalism. Chair and distinguished excellencies for the chance to join you for this commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. ![]()
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