Periodismo bajo asedio digital: inscripciones abiertas para la Conferencia por el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa

Periodismo bajo asedio digital: inscripciones abiertas para la Conferencia por el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa que se llevará a cabo en Punta del Este. Más de 40 conferencias con oradores de diferentes países y cientos de participantes se reunirán del 2 al 5 de mayo en el Centro de Convenciones de Punta del Este, Uruguay, en la Conferencia por el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa.

Bajo el lema “Periodismo bajo asedio digital”, el Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa 2022 se centrará en el impacto de la era digital en la libertad de expresión, la seguridad de los periodistas, el acceso a la información y la privacidad.

La conferencia reunirá a periodistas, políticos, representantes de medios de comunicación, activistas y expertos jurídicos de diferentes países. Las preinscripciones están abiertas en el sitio web de UNESCO.

Se realizará en formato híbrido, con participantes presenciales y en línea, del 2 al 4 de mayo en el Centro de Convenciones de Punta del Este, Maldonado. El Gobierno Nacional ofrecerá una gala en el Auditorio Nacional del Sodre Dra. Adela Reta, el 4 de mayo, y una excursión al casco histórico de Colonia del Sacramento, inscrita en la lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO, el 5 de mayo.

 2 May 

19:15 – 20:00 (CET)  | 14:15 – 15:00 (UYT)

• High-level Opening Ceremony in the presence of H.E. Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO

with performances organised by the SODRE, the Official Service of Diffusion, Representations and Entertainment of Uruguay

20:00 – 21:15 (CET)  | 15:00 – 16:15 (UYT)

• Opening Talkshow: Journalism under Digital Siege

22:00 – 22:45 (CET)  | 17:00 – 17:45 (UYT)

• UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Award Ceremony 

22:45 – 23:45 (CET)  | 17:45 – 18:45 (UYT)

• UNESCO – Nobel Peace Summit Session «The role of Freedom of Expression in Promoting Peace» (working title) 

3 May

15:30 – 16:30 (CET)  | 10:30 – 11:30 (UYT)

• High level Dialogue on Press Freedom and the UN Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity by the Presidency of the UNESCO General Conference, with the participations of the President of the UN General Assembly, and of the Human Rights Council

19:00 – 20:00 (CET)  | 14:00 – 15:00 (UYT)

• Joint Declaration by Special Mandates on Press Freedom

21:30 – 22:30 (CET)  | 15:30 – 16:30 (UYT)

• Plenary session: «Addressing the Digital Challenges to Freedom of Expression through the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI” 

22:00 – 23:00 (CET)  | 17:00 – 18:00 (UYT)

• Panel Discussion by Presidents and Chief Justices of Regional Human Rights Courts on the legal frameworks underpinning the right to freedom of expression and safety of journalists

4 May

17:00 – 18:00 (CET)  | 12:00 – 13:00 (UYT)

• Closing Plenary in the presence of H.E. Beatriz Argimón, Vice President of Uruguay and Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

Full Programme below

2 MAY

Closed sessions14:00 – 19:00 (CET)  | 09:00 – 14:00 (UYT)Training Workshop with Privacy Commissioners on right to privacy, freedom of expression and data protection – by UNESCO and National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI)

15:00 – 23:45 (CET)  | 10:00 – 18:45 (UYT) Regional United Nations Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists, and Access to Information – by UNESCO and the United Nations System Staff College

15:45 – 21:30 (CET)  | 10:45 – 16:30 (UYT)Artistic freedom in the digital sphere – by UNESCO and PEN/Artists at Risk (ARC),  CECC-SICA, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway

14:00 – 18:00 (CET) | 09:00 – 13:00 (UYT)Principles of Effective Support to the Media Sector – by Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), the Global Forum for Media Development and the Government of Uruguay

Parallel sessions
15:00 – 16:00 (CET)  | 10:00 – 11:00 (UYT) Kick-off of the Youth Newsroom covering the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference – by UNESCO and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU) – in the presence of Dra. Ana Ribeiro, Subsecretary of Education and Culture of Uruguay and Dr. Felipe Paullier, Director of the National Youth Institute
Regional Event: Towards a Model law on the safety of journalists – by SOCOLAC, ELAP and UNESCO
Pegasus and total surveillance against journalists (working title) – by Media Defence
16:00 – 17:00 (CET)  | 11:00 – 12:00 (UYT)Regional Event:  10th Anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity – achievements and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean– by ACNUDH and UNESCO
Making societies and journalism sustainable – by Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University
Surveillance out of control: How to put an end to the Pegasus crisis – by Reporters Without Borders
Social Media 4 Peace: content moderation practices to advance social cohesion – by UNESCO
17:00 – 18:15 (CET)  | 12:00 – 13:15 (UYT)Regional Event: Follow-up to Windhoek+30 Declaration: Transparency of internet platforms: an agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean – by OBSERVACOM and UNESCO
17:00 – 19:00 (CET)  | 12:00 – 14:00 (UYT)Lunch Break
18:00 – 19:00 (CET)  | 13:00 – 14:00 (UYT)Adressing the business model challenge for public interest media – by International Fund for Public Interest Media and BBC Media Action
«I’ve got my AI on you: Spotlight on artificial intelligence and freedom of expression» – by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
19:15 – 20:00 (CET)  | 14:15 – 15:00 (UYT)High-level Opening CeremonyH.E Luis Lacalle Pou, President of UruguayAudrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCOwith performances organised by the SODRE, the Official Service of Diffusion, Representations and Entertainment of Uruguay
20:15 – 21:00 (CET)  | 15:00 – 16:15 (UYT)Opening Talkshow: Journalism under Digital Siege
21:00 – 21:30 (CET)  | 16:15 – 16:30 (UYT)High-level interventions and Ministerial Statements
22:00 – 22:45 (CET)  | 17:00 – 17:45 (UYT)
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Award Ceremony
22:45 – 23:45 (CET)  | 17:45 – 18:45 (UYT)
UNESCO – Nobel Peace Summit Session «The role of Freedom of Expression in Promoting Peace» (working title)
23:45 – 00:45 (CET)  | 18:45 – 19:45 (UYT)Cocktail

3 MAY

Closed sessions13:00 – 14:00 (CET)  | 08:00 – 09:00 (UYT)(Online session) Priority Africa : Regional Celebration in Africa /WPFD Convention in Arusha presenting the highlights of an ongoing assessment report on press freedom and the safety of journalists in Africa – by UNESCO

14:00 – 0:30 (CET)  | 09:00 – 19:30 (UYT)Regional United Nations Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists and Access to Information – by UNESCO and the United Nations System Staff College

16:00 – 21:10 (CET) | 11:00 – 16:10 (UYT) Artistic freedom in the digital sphere – by UNESCO and PEN/Artists at Risk (ARC),  CECC-SICA, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway

Parallel sessions14:00 – 15:00 (CET)  | 09:00 – 10:00 (UYT)
Media Viability – What can really be done? – by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
Equally Safe: Towards a Feminist Approach to the Safety of Journalists – by Article 19
Journalists & Whistleblowers: a dynamic society to fight corruption – by Free Press Unlimited and Eduardo Bertoni
Silenced – Democracy, Journalism and Censorship in the Digital Age  – by IBAHRI and the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom
National Event: El impacto de la desinformación en el periodismo y los medios de comunicación  – hosted by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CED), Uruguay
Opening of the Academic Conference on the Safety of Journalists – hosted by UNESCO and Universidad de la República – in the presence of Dr. Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture
15:00 – 17:00 (CET)  | 10:00 – 12:00 (UYT)Regional Event:  Follow-up to Windhoek+30 Declaration – Media Viability in Latin America and the Caribbean - by IAB and IAPA
15:30 – 16:30 (CET)  | 10:30 – 11:30 (UYT)High level Dialogue on Press Freedom and the UN Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity – by the Presidency of the UNESCO General Conference, with the participations of the President of the UN General Assembly, and of the Human Rights Council
Digital Authoritarianism and technology-facilitated threats to journalists and human rights defenders – by Media Freedom Coalition and Freedom Online Coalition
Newsroom Responses to Online Violence Against Women Journalists – by UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Academic Conference – Panel 1National event: ¿Cuál es el rol de los medios públicos en un contexto de amenazas y noticias falsas? – organized by Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CED) Uruguay
17:00 – 18:00 (CET)  | 12:00 – 13:00 (UYT)Workshop: Can platforms’ data help news media viability – by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
The SafeBox Network: a collective and worldwide response to impunity against journalists – by Forbidden Stories
Developing Effective Tools to counter gender-based online harassment – by UNESCO and the Thomson Reuters Foundation
National Event: Freedom of Expression in Art – by Pen Club Uruguay
Civil society organizations contribution to advancing transparency of digital platforms – by Forum on Information and Democracy
Academic Conference – Panel 2
18:00 – 19:00 (CET)  | 13:00 – 14:00 (UYT)Lunch Break
19:00 – 20:00 (CET)  | 14:00 – 15:00 (UYT)Academic Conference Panel 3
19:00 – 20:00 (CET)  | 14:00 – 15:00 (UYT)Joint Declaration by Special Mandates on Press Freedom
21:30 – 22:30 (CET)  | 15:30 – 16:30 (UYT)Plenary session: Addressing the Digital Challenges to Freedom of Expression through the Recommendation on the Ethics of AI” – by UNESCO
21:30 – 22:35 (CET)  | 15:30 – 16:30 (UYT)Academic Conference – Panel 4
22:00 – 23:00 (CET)  | 17:00 – 18:00 (UYT)Panel Discussion by Presidents and Chief Justices of Regional Human Rights Courts on the legal frameworks underpinning the right to freedom of expression and safety of journalists – by UNESCO and the Interamerican Court for Human Rights
Information as a Public Good – Our Journalists, Our Freedom – by the European Broadcasting Union
Developing Principles for Effective Media Assistance – by  Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) & Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Action Coalition on Meaningful Transparency (title tbc) – by the Global Network Initiative (GNI)
National Event: “La libertad de expresión en Internet – perspectivas desde el derecho y el periodismo”  – hosted by Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Económica y Social (CERES), Uruguay
23:30 – 0:30 (CET)  | 18:30 – 19:30 (UYT)We should be talking about gendered disinformation – by UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection on the Right to Freedom of Expression and Opinion, and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Monitoring unfreedom, taking action – How human rights activists and journalists react to the different faces of digital authoritarianism – by Deutsche Welle Akademie
Protecting Professionals in the Public Sphere – Intersectoral Dialogue on the protection of artistic freedom, freedom of expression and scientific freedom – by UNESCO
23:15 – 0:30 (CET)  | 18:15 – 19:30 (UYT) Regional Event: Navigating the infodemic with MIL-Media and Informational Literacy, with the LAC network of Public Defenders of the Rights of the Audiences -  by the Public Defender of Audiovisual Communication Services of Argentina and UNESCO
National Event: Premio del Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Disinformation Without Borders: The role of international community media in protecting the public from disinformation and surveillance – by PEN America
4 MAY

Closed sessions14:00 – 16:30 (CET)  | 09:00 – 11:30 (UYT)Closed meeting: Ten years of the UN Plan on Safety of Journalists: How can we – from a multi-stakeholder view – improve? – by the CSO Coalition on the Safety of Journalists

14:00 – 18:30 (CET)  | 09:00 – 13:00 (UYT)Closed Session: Regional United Nations Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists and Access to Information – by UNESCO and the United Nations System Staff College

Closed Session: A roundtable discussion with women journalists on practical solutions to deal with online harassment – by Free Press Unlimited

Parallel Sessions14:00 – 15:00 (CET)  | 09:00 – 10:00 (UYT)
Ensuring a diversity of free voices in the media – by UNESCO
Regional Event: Meeting of LAC journalists’ organisations on journalism under surveillance - by FEPALC, IFJ and APU
Freedom of Expression  during Conflicts – curbing of war propaganda vs. access to information on internet platforms
Showcasing the ‘Global Drive for Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists’– by UNESCO and OHCHR
Transparency and Beyond: Role of Think Tanks in Advancing Implementation of the Responsibilities of Intermediaries – by the Center for Law and Democracy
15:00 – 17:00 (CET)  | 10:00 – 12:00 (UYT)Regional Event: Latest jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on freedom of expression, freedom of the press and safety of journalists – by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression in the University of the Andes, OBSERVACOM and UNESCO
15:30 – 16:30 (CET)  | 10:30 – 11:30 (UYT)High-Level Session. Safety of journalists in Ukraine war
Building allyship and solidarity in the fight for press freedom – by Project Syndicate and Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
Spyware moratorium and accountability to (unlawful) surveilance of journalists  – by OHCHR and Amnesty International
17:00 – 18:00 (CET)  | 12:00 – 13:00 (UYT)Closing Plenary
17:00 – 18:00 (CET)  | 14:00 – 19:00 (UYT)Transport to Montevideo20:30 (UYT)Ballet function “FIRE BIRD “ (Stravinsky) at SODRE Theater Montevideo followed by Gala dinner (self-payed or upon invitation)
5 MAY Field Trip to Colonia del Sacramento, the first city founded in Uruguay by the Portuguese in 1630 and declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1995. Full day tour to Colonia del Sacramento9:00 AM         Departure from hotels in Montevideo –  Tour guide on board – water and snacks on board11:00 AM       Guided walking tour around the historic quarter –  Lunch at own cost at any of the many restaurants in the     historic quarter  (unless upon invitation)3:30 PM          Transfer to “Real de San Carlos” historic bull ring4:30 PM          Folklore ballet performance at the “Real de San Carlos”5:30 PM          Return to buses and departure to Montevideo7:30 PM          Approx. time of arrival to Montevideo hotels (same hotels as departure)