OSCE Media Freedom Representative to present communiqué during conference on safety of female journalists online
VIENNA, 5 February 2019 – The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM) will hold a conference on the safety of female journalists online (SOFJO), Expanding Opportunities for Freedom of Expression and Media Plurality, on Tuesday, 12 February, in Vienna.
To mark the occasion and to take stock of the work done to counter online abuse, the RFOM will present a Communiqué on Media Pluralism, Safety of Female Journalists and Safeguarding Marginalized Voices Online.
The Conference will gather women journalists, experts and practitioners on gender and media freedom from a number of OSCE participating States, to discuss the challenges of and opportunities for women journalists’ full participation online.
The RFOM, Harlem Désir, will open the conference together with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović. The introductory remarks will be followed by a number of panels, including on adopting a gender sensitive approach to policy developments and challenges; the nature of online offenses and the role of technology; and taking stock of counter measures.
The conference will also include a screening of the recently released SOFJO documentary, “A Dark Place” and a policy lab organized by UNESCO and the Global Diplomacy Lab.
Members of the media are invited to cover the conference and panel discussions on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, at the Hofburg Conference Center Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna.
Contact person for members of the media:
Jennifer Adams, Media Freedom Project Officer, Office of the OSCE Representative on
Freedom of the Media
Tel: +43 514 36 6813
E-mail: [email protected]
For further information about the Conference, please visit:
https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/sofjoconference2019
For further information about the SOFJO project, please visit www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media/safety-female-journalists-online
Follow @OSCE_RFOM to join the conference discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #SOFJO.
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 57 OSCE participating States. He provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and media freedom and promotes full compliance with OSCE media freedom commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on facebook.com/osce.rfom.