教科文组织携手世界报业协会，合力保障全球媒体生存

(English version below)

联合国教科文组织正与世界报业和新闻媒体出版商协会（WAN-IFRA）联手，应对全球独立新闻业以及生产独立新闻的媒体组织所面临的紧急情况。

双方联合声明宣称：“随着世界持续抗击新冠疫情及其影响，全球许多地区的新闻业日渐衰落，这构成日益严峻的威胁，使现有的挑战达到了临界点。”

疫情影响了各地经济，进而威胁到当地新闻媒体的生存能力，教科文组织总干事阿祖莱在声明中对此深表关切。

专业、独立的新闻业，对于在危机期间向民众提供挽救生命的信息至关重要，且在民主、正义于和平的构建和强化中发挥着至关重要的作用。我们致力于引领全球克服这一挑战。

——奥德蕾·阿祖莱（联合国教科文组织总干事）

世界报业协会主席德亚尔萨补充道：“通过这一倡议，教科文组织和世界报业协会重申对社会运作至关重要的民主准则。”

双方将共同研究危机的程度，与利益攸关方协商解决方案，在媒体间共享知识，并为支持新闻媒体生存能力的措施提出政策建议。

通过努力解决独立媒体所面临的危机，教科文组织希望取得以下三项主要成果：

各国政府、捐助者和公司将进一步认识到支持独立媒体的重要性，并了解支持独立媒体的多种途径。

独立媒体将分享更多关于媒体生存能力和应变能力的最佳实践，并相应地创新自身业务模式和宣传方式。

教科文组织会员国将从全球层面思考媒体的生存能力，通过提高对危机以及对采取补救行动必要性的认识，对相关准则产生影响。

新冠危机的经济影响对独立媒体造成了巨大冲击，全球专家都在预警独立媒体的“大灭绝”。

教科文组织的这一倡议得到了本组织国际传播发展计划（IPDC）和关于表达自由和记者安全多捐助方计划的财政支持，后者为《世界趋势：表达自由和媒介发展》提供了资金。

在与教科文组织的合作中，世界报业和新闻媒体出版商协会带来了其3千家新闻出版公司成员，这些公司在120个国家拥有1.8万份出版物。该协会还将为此次倡议带来其专业知识、大量的数据和国际网络。

教科文组织还将与信息和民主论坛一个下设工作组合作，该工作组正在建设之中，将在媒体生存能力方面开展工作。此外，教科文组织将与媒体发展界的其他利益攸关方合作。

这一合作在国际传播发展计划——教科文组织致力于媒体发展的政府间委员会——40周年庆祝活动上被宣布。

自成立以来，该计划已为140多个发展中国家和转型期国家的两千多个媒体项目调动了约1.2亿美元资金。

国际传播发展计划的决定促成了享有国际声誉的报告的编写，以及评估媒体和互联网发展情况的全球指标的制定。《联合国关于记者安全和有罪不罚问题的行动计划》的发布是其众多成就之一。

在周年纪念活动之后，国际传播发展计划理事会于11月25-26日举行会议。会议就以下问题作出决定：

教科文组织总干事关于记者安全的最新报告，

关于信息获取的第一份全球报告，

关于新闻教育自由的巴黎宣言。

联合国教科文组织正与世界报业和新闻媒体出版商协会联合声明

https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco-wan-ifra_statement.pdf

更多信息，请联系：

Guy Berger

教科文组织传播和信息领域战略和政策负责人

G.Berger@unesco.org

Andrew Heslop

世界报业协会新闻自由执行主任

andrew.heslop@wan-ifra.org

UNESCO and the World Association of News Publishers join forces to ensure survival of world’s media

UNESCO and the World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA are joining forces to address the impending global emergency facing independent journalism and the media organizations that produce it.

“As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, the decimation of journalism in many areas of the world constitutes a growing threat, bringing existing challenges to a tipping point,” the two organizations declared in a joint statement.

In the statement, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay expressed deep concern about the pandemic’s impact on local economies threatening the viability of local news media.

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Professional, independent journalism is critical for providing populations with life-saving information during this crisis and plays an essential role in building and strengthening our democracies, justice and peace. We are committed to leading global efforts to overcome this challenge.

——Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General

President of WAN-IFRA, Fernando de Yarza added, “through this initiative, UNESCO and WAN-IFRA are committed to reaffirming the democratic norms essential to the functioning of society.”

The two organizations will work together to research the extent of the crisis, consult with stakeholders for solutions, share knowledge between media outlets, and produce policy recommendations for steps to support the viability of the news media.

Through these efforts to find solutions to the crisis facing independent media, UNESCO foresees three key results:

Governments, donors and companies will be more aware of the importance of supporting independent media and of a range of options to do so;

Independent media are sharing more knowledge on best practices of media viability and resilience, and innovating their business models and their advocacy accordingly.

UNESCO Member States are reflecting on media viability at the global level, impacting on norms through raising awareness of the crisis and the need for remedial actions.

Experts worldwide are sounding the alarm about an “extinction event” for independent media outlets that have been hard hit by the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Financial support for UNESCO’s initiative comes the Organization’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) and the Multi-Donor Programme on freedom of expression and safety of journalists which funds the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development.

In partnering with UNESCO, WAN-IFRA brings along its membership of 3,000 news publishing companies, which represent 18,000 publications in 120 countries. The association also bring its expertise, extensive data and international networks to the initiative.

UNESCO will also co-operate with a Working Group being established under the Forum for Information and Democracy, which plans to also do work on media viability, as well as with other stakeholders in the media development community.

The co-operation was announced at the 40th anniversary celebration of the IPDC , the inter-governmental committee at UNESCO that works for media development.

Over its existence, the Programme has mobilized some US$ 120 million for over 2000 media projects in more than 140 developing countries and countries in transition.

IPDC decisions have resulted in the development of internationally respected reports and global indicators to assess media and internet development. is The IPDC launched the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, – amongst other achievements.

The anniversary event was followed on 25 and 26 November by the meeting of IPDC’s governing council. Decisions have been taken on:

the latest report on safety of journalists by UNESCO’s Director General,

the first global report on access to information, and

the Paris declaration on freedom of journalism education.

UNESCO/WAN-IFRA Joint Statement:

https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco-wan-ifra_statement.pdf

For further information, contact:

Guy Berger

Director for Strategies and Policies in the field of Communication and Information, UNESCO

G.Berger@unesco.org

Andrew Heslop

Executive Director, Press Freedom WAN-IFRA | The World Association of News Publishers