World Press Freedom Day 2020 Repository
This repository contains research presented during the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) Academic Conference in The Hague, organised by UNESCO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Leiden University. The repository consists of papers and poster presentations alongside video recordings of the conference.
The theme of the 2020 conference was ‘Safety of Journalists – Press Freedom and media capture’. Academics from across the globe presented their work and, through an interactive, online platform, shared it with fellow academics, journalists, policy-makers, legal specialists and other relevant groups. Sub themes included: safety of women journalists, local politics and the safety of journalists and safety of journalists in challenging environments. We hope that this site will provide researchers with the information they need for further research.
On behalf of the organizing committee from Leiden University,
Prof. dr. J.C. (Jaap) de Jong,
Prof dr. R.E. (Remco) Breuker
Dr. A.W.M. (Willem) Koetsenruijter
Ch. (Charlotte) Povel, MA.
CONFERENCE VIDEO RECORDINGS
Repository of Papers & Abstracts

AzMina Case: Freedom of Speech or Apology to Crime?
Cristiane Guilherme Bonfim, Eulália Emília Pinho Camurça

Journalism in the dock: an analysis of Folha de São Paulo Judicial discussions during the Brazilian 2018 Elections
Cristiane Guilherme Bonfim, Eulália Emília Pinho Camurça
Anti-media discourse, partisanship, and violence against journalists: Evidence from Chávez’s Venezuela
Kyong Mazzaro
Safety of Journalists in Nigeria
Josiah Sabo Kente
Power Blocks: Unravelling the myriad of unsafe spaces for women journalists in South Africa. What is the way forward?
Glenda Daniels
Suffering in Silence: The resilience of Pakistan’s female journalists to combat sexual harassment, threats and discrimination
Sadia Jamil
Shared responsibility: Safeguarding press freedom in perilous times
Elisabeth Witchel
Do Journalists at Risk Change the Content of their Reporting? The Case of Journalists Covering Boko Haram in Nigeria
Adepate Rahmat Mustapha-Koiki, Babak Bahador
Understanding the link between a media and information literate citizenry and the (un)-safety of journalism
Silvia Chocarro, Jackie Harrison, Albana Shala, Sara Torsner
Safer together? Considerations for cooperation to address safety in the media support, humanitarian and human rights sectors
Michelle Betz
Understanding safety violations of journalists beyond their manifestation: assessing the consequence of risk to journalism as a form of civil diminishment
Sara Torsner
Safety of Journalists: Measures, Practices and Policies of Selected News Organisations
Comfort Bulus, Ayodele B. Joseph