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The World Press Freedom Committee is an
international umbrella organisation that includes 44 journalistic groups in
printing and broadcasting, labour and management, journalists and editors,
and publishers and owners. The WPFC is participating and involved in monitoring
and watchdog activities for free news media at UNESCO, the United Nations,
the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe
and the European Union and at human rights and other international meetings
considering free-press issues. The organisation provides legal assistance
grants to journalists and news media prosecuted by governments. To date the
WPFC has completed nearly 200 assistance programmes in Eastern Europe, Latin
America, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean including training programmes, seminars
and publication of how-to journalistic manuals.
11690 C-Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191, U.S.A.
Tel +1 703 715 9811, Fax +1 703
620 6790
freepress@wpfc.org
www.wpfc.org
Contact
Marilyn Greene, Executive Director
Budget
$500,000-$1,000,000
Publications
Handbook for Journalists in Eastern Europe
Handbook for African Journalists
Up From the Ashes Building Democracy and a Free Press in East Timor
Press Freedom At the Core of Equitable Development
Newsletter
Training Materials
Programmes
Fund Against Censorship
Andersen Lecture Series