[ecrea] UNESCO Research Conference May 2016 in Helsinki

*UNESCO Research Conference on Safety of Journalists
3-4 May 2016 in connection with World Press Freedom Day in Helsinki *

*Knowledge is key: the contribution of research to securing the safety
of journalism *

Journalists around the globe face serious threats. According to UNESCO’s
data, more than 700 journalists, media workers and social media
producers who generate journalism have been killed during the past 10
years. Silencing these actors by killing constitutes a serious threat to
freedom of expression and is the ultimate act of censorship. Equally
worrying is the fact that more than nine in ten cases of journalists’
killings the crimes remain unsolved.

In order to more effectively prevent such threats, there is a need for a
proper understanding – knowledge is the key.

UNESCO and theUNESCO Chair at University of Gothenburg are organising in
collaboration with University of Sheffield, University of Helsinki and
University of Tampere a two-day research conference on *Safety of
Journalists* during the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day in
Helsinki Finland, on 3 and 4 May 2016.

The conference organizers are now calling for papers and posters from
various research fields, covering the topic of Safety of Journalists.
Abstracts of maximum 300 words (in English) for paper and poster
presentations should be sent to Reeta Pöyhtäri
(r.poyhtari(at)unesco.org) and Ulla Carlsson (ulla.carlsson(at)gu.se) by
11 December 2015 at the latest. Please consult the full call for papers:
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/themes/freedom_of_expression/CFP_UNESCO_Academic_Safety_conference_Helsinki_WPFD2016.pdf.

For more details on the initiative, please see UNESCO’s website:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/freedom-of-expression/safety-of-journalists/unescos-research-agenda-on-safety-of-journalists/

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/call_for_papers_unesco_research_conference_on_safety_of_journalists/#.ViTZMyu2WB0



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