World Press Freedom Day in 2022

World Press Freedom Day Quick Facts - ZA 2022

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2022 Date	3 May 2022
2023 Date	3 May 2023

2022 Holidays & Dates

World Press Freedom Day in

Tuesday, 3 May

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World Press Freedom Day in 2022

World Press Freedom Day acts as a reminder of the importance of a free press in a functioning and safe society and serves to commemorate the journalists who have lost their lives in support of the free press.

Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for World Press Freedom Day - in 2022

Updated 04:58

Today is World Press Freedom Day and we will be in conversation with @SwaziNews Editor Zwemart Dlamini and @NewsThebridge Editor Manqoba Nxumalo at 8pm. The press and news media as the FOURTH ESTATE or fourth power has the implicit ability to frame political issues. https://t.co/DRj5X5FZJp
— Phiwa Nkambule (@PhiwaNk) May 3, 2022

Media Institute of Southern Africa's Nqaba Matshazi says South Africa's media freedom is deteriorating & SA is sliding down on international rankings. He says this on Media and Society on #SABCNews as we discuss Media Freedom ahead of World Press Freedom Day which is on May 3.
— Siphumelele Zondi (@SZondi) May 1, 2022

Shocking. @vivekagnihotri was to hold a presser at the Foreign Correspondents Club, invites were sent. Then he gets a call telling him the event has been cancelled as many journalists threatened to quit the club. Reminder: Today is Press Freedom Day. https://t.co/Oey6p3SUpZ
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) May 3, 2022

Invitation Event : World Press Freedom Day Webinar hosted by SANEF Date : Tuesday, 03 May 2022 Time : 11:00am- 12:00pm RSVP for Link: dzudzie@sanef.org.za https://t.co/0BvjSY2Qon
— SANEF (@SAEditorsForum) May 2, 2022

Today is world press freedom day. If you aren't already supporting @amaBhungane, please give thought to seizing the day.
— David Spurrett (@DoctorSpurt) May 3, 2022

On Tuesday, 3 May 2022, the Journalists and Writers Foundation will host a virtual event to mark World Press Freedom Day 2022 with the theme of “Reflections on Press Freedom”. Be part of the conversation Join here: https://t.co/dnRg950hdm https://t.co/ZtyP5sJwbt
— fraycollege of communications (@fraycollege) April 26, 2022

#Headline Today marks World Press Freedom Day with the theme 'Journalism under digital siege ' where concern has been raised around the public's trust deficit in the media @Lotusfm #SABCNews https://t.co/mYkwI7iidf
— Newsbreak (@Newsbreak_Lotus) May 3, 2022

World Press Freedom Day, observed Today, is an occasion to denounce attacks against the media and to demand better. | 🔗 https://t.co/gS6XmRm7uc #ChannelAfrica https://t.co/5VeJ1MPDFH
— Channel Africa (@channelafrica1) May 3, 2022

Today is the World Press Freedom Day, so while we all need to defend the media space from attacks on their independence, in SA, we say freedom of the press is not to give voice to illegal immigrants to lie that South Africans are xenophobic!
— Mufuniwa Nthambe (@NthambeleniGab1) May 3, 2022

Today marks World Press Freedom Day. South Africa fares well compared to other countries where many journalists live in fear of arrest, kidnapping, harassment and even death. Prof. Anton Harber weighs in. Watch: https://t.co/sZ5cFECtPn #Newzroom405 https://t.co/PsDgXJ1R0J
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) May 3, 2022