World Press Freedom Day

  The planet is facing a triple environmental crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Simultaneously, there is a worldwide erosion of press freedom and democratic backsliding, undermining the role of journalism in finding evidence-based solutions. This is magnified by algorithm-driven, anti-science disinformation on the internet. Even as public awareness about climate-induced disasters grows, denialism of climate change is evolving: outright rejection is giving way to a ‘new denial’, which accepts the basic facts of climate change but casts doubt on its seriousness and spreads misleading narratives and conspiracy theories. As a result, journalists and climate scientists are increasingly being silenced by trolling and threats. This session tracks these trends and argues for greater investment in investigative journalism and training in digital techniques. Coverage needs to go beyond soft-focus stories to seek the economic and political roots of climate breakdown....

Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . Organized by IFEX | BiblioGAM Moderator: Ms. Rachael Kay, IFEX, Canada. Workshop on ''Exploring the Power of Collaboration for a Sustainable Environment and Information Ecosystem.'

Panel discussion organized by SOCOLAC and UNESCO. Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile | Room C2. Panelists: - Mr. Sergio Arauz, El Faro, El Salvador. - Ms. Diana Salinas, Cuestión Pública, Colombia. - Ms. Mónica González, Journalist, Chile. - Ms. Veronica Goyzueta, Journalist, Peru. Moderator: Mr. Daniel Matamala, Journalist, Chile.

Panel Discussion organized by Climate Tracker and UNESCO | Room C1. Venue – Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile . - Mr. Patrick Murayari, Kukama-kukamiria Indigenous Community in Loreto, Peru - Ms. Sonia Pérez, Associated Press - Mr. Nicolas Sepulveda, Journalist, Chile - Ms. Scarlett Arias, Frontline defenders, Mexico - Moderator: Ms. Nicole Venegas, Climate Tracker, Chile

Workshop Organized by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting during the World Press Freedom Day 2024 in at the BiblioGAM in Santiago, Chile Topics introduced by Ms. Karla Mendes, Mongabay, Brazil Mr. Bram Ebus, Independent journalist

Panel discussion Organized by Climate Tracker and UNESCO | Room C1 - Mr. Patrick Murayari, Kukama-kukamiria Indigenous Community in Loreto, Peru - Ms. Sonia Pérez, Associated Press - Mr. Nicolas Sepulveda, Journalist, Chile - Ms. Scarlett Arias, Frontline defenders, Mexico - Moderator: Ms. Nicole Venegas, Climate Tracker, Chile