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World Science Fiction Day – 2 January

2 janvier 2024
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: Isaac Asimov, media, popular science, science-fiction

National Science Fiction Day promotes the celebration of science fiction as a genre, its creators, history, and various media, too. On January 2nd annually, millions of science fiction fans across the United States read and watch their favorites in science fiction.

#ScienceFictionDay

The date of the celebration commemorates the birth of famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.  An American author and Boston University professor of biochemistry, Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov on January 2, 1920. He is best known for his works of science fiction and his popular science books. Isaac Asimov, whose works are followed by many, died on April 6, 1992.

Source: Text & Image: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-science-fiction-day

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – 17 May

17 mai 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: discrimination, gender identity, inclusive policies, LGBT, media, sexual orientation, violence

Combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

Fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation has been an aim of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 1981. European governments took a historical step on 31 March 2010, when they recommended measures to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This is the first specific legal standard in the world to combat discrimination of this kind.

History

17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, commemorating the 1990 decision of the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. Every year, policy makers, opinion leaders, the media and the general public are challenged to address the urgent need to combat violence and discrimination against LGBTI persons and to build inclusive societies, enriched through their diversity.

The Council of Europe has been adamant in voicing its commitment to end homophobia and transphobia in its member states.

Discrimination against LGBTI people remains a reality across Europe. But some progress has been made. 

Examples of the positive impact of the Council of Europe’s standards and activities include the adoption of new legislation to recognise and protect LGBT couples and families, the adoption of legal gender recognition laws, the launch of national action plans on LGBTI persons’ rights, and exchanges of good practice and know-how on LGBTI inclusive local and regional policies.

 

Source: Text: https://human-rights-channel.coe.int/    Image: Freepik

Journée Mondiale de la liberté de la presse – 3 mai

3 mai 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Mots-clés: collaboration, cultures, éthique professionnelle, liberté, media, presse indépendante, presse pluraliste, sensibilisation, victimes
Ce séminaire s’est déroulé à Windhoek (Namibie) en 1991, et a conduit à l’adoption de la Déclaration de Windhoek sur la promotion de médias indépendants et pluralistes.La Déclaration de Windhoek exigeait l’établissement, le maintien et la promotion d’une presse pluraliste, libre et indépendante et mettait l’accent sur l’importance d’une presse libre pour le développement et la préservation de la démocratie au sein d’un État, ainsi que pour le développement économique. La Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse est célébrée le 3 mai de chaque année, date à laquelle la Déclaration de Windhoek a été adoptée.

L’histoire

Même si l’on célèbre depuis 1993 la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse, celle-ci s’enracine encore plus loin dans l’histoire des Nations Unies. En effet, il est stipulé, dans l’Article 19 de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme de 1948 que : « Tout individu a droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, ce qui implique le droit de ne pas être inquiété pour ses opinions et celui de chercher, de recevoir et de répandre, sans considérations de frontières, les informations et les idées par quelque moyen d’expression que ce soit. »

Aujourd’hui, dans le monde entier, le 3 mai est devenu l’occasion d’informer le public à propos des violations du droit à la liberté d’expression et le moment de se rappeler que plusieurs journalistes risquent la mort ou la prison en transmettant la nouvelle aux gens.

Selon l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO), qui coordonne chaque année les activités qui soulignent le 3 mai, la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse, c’est :

  • une journée d’action, qui favorise et permet de mettre sur pied des initiatives qui visent la défense de la liberté de la presse.
  • une journée d’évaluation, afin de dresser le portrait de la liberté de la presse à travers le monde.
  • une journée de rappel, qui permet de rappeler aux États le respect des engagements qu’ils ont pris envers la liberté de la presse.
  • une journée d’alerte, pour alerter le public et accroître la sensibilisation à la cause de la liberté de la presse.
  • une journée de réflexion, pour stimuler le débat parmi les professionnels des médias sur les problèmes qui touchent la liberté de la presse et l’éthique professionnelle.
  • une journée commémorative en mémoire des journalistes qui ont perdu la vie pendant qu’ils exerçaient leur profession.
  • une journée d’appui envers les médias qui sont victimes de mesures qui entravent la liberté de la presse ou qui visent à l’abolir.

Une seul arme… la presse

La liberté de la presse est considérée comme une pierre angulaire des droits de la personne et comme une assurance que les autres droits seront respectés. Elle favorise la transparence et une bonne gouvernance et représente, pour la société, la garantie que régnera une véritable justice. La liberté de la presse est le pont qui relie la compréhension et le savoir. Elle est essentielle à l’échange d’idées entre les nations et les cultures, qui est lui-même une condition menant à une compréhension et à une coopération durables.

 

Un site à visiter : www.rsf.org      Source: Texte & Image: Journée mondiale

World Press Freedom Day – 3 May 2023

3 mai 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: digital technologie, disinformation, free press, human rights, information, media, safety

Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights

2023 year marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. Three decades have passed since it was proclaimed in 1993, in which we have seen substantial progress towards achieving a free press and freedom of expression around the world. The proliferation of independent media in many countries and the rise of digital technologies have enabled the free flow of information. However, media freedom, safety of journalists and freedom of expression are increasingly under attack, which impacts the fulfillment of other human rights.

The international community faces multiple crises: conflicts and violence, persistent socio-economic inequalities driving migration, environmental crises and challenges to the health and wellbeing of people all around the world. At the same time, disinformation and misinformation online and offline proliferate, with serious impact on the institutions underpinning democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

It is exactly to counter these critical situations and threats, that press freedom, safety of journalists and access to information take centre stage. The right to freedom of expression, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is a prerequisite and a driver to the enjoyment of all other human rights. This year’s Special 30th anniversary celebration of World Press Freedom Day is, therefore, a call to recentre press freedom, as well as independent, pluralistic and diverse media, as key to the enjoyment of all other human rights.

 

Source: Text: https://www.un.org/en/observances/press-freedom-day    Image: Unesco.org

World Creativity and Innovation Day – 21 April

21 avril 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: artistic expression, creativity, culture, innovation, intellectual property, media, technology

Creativity and innovation in problem-solving

There may be no universal understanding of creativity. The concept is open to interpretation from artistic expression to problem-solving in the context of economic, social and sustainable development. Therefore, the United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise the awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development.

Creativity and culture

The creative economy too has no single definition. It is an evolving concept which builds on the interplay between human creativity and ideas and intellectual property, knowledge and technology. Essentially it is the knowledge-based economic activities upon which the ‘creative industries’ are based.

Creative industries –which include audiovisual products, design, new media, performing arts, publishing and visual arts– are a highly transformative sector of the world economy in terms of income generation, job creation and export earnings. Culture is an essential component of sustainable development and represents a source of identity, innovation and creativity for the individual and community. At the same time, creativity and culture have a significant non-monetary value that contributes to inclusive social development, to dialogue and understanding between peoples. Today, the creative industries are among the most dynamic areas in the world economy providing new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-growth areas of the world economy.

 

Source: Text & Image: https://www.un.org/en/observances/creativity-and-innovation-day 

International Day of Radio and Television for Children – 6 March

6 mars 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: Children, media, problems, productions, professionals, programs, radio, télévision

The International Day of Radio and Television for Children takes place on 6 March. This is a day when media professionals from around the world put themselves on the same page as children.

They broadcast quality programs for children. Most importantly, they give children the opportunity to participate in the production of programs, to talk about their hopes and ambitions and to exchange information among them.

International Day of Radio and Television for Children March 06

Celebrity Television

The Day is a joint initiative of UNICEF and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Every year, thousands of radio and television personalities in more than a hundred countries take part in the Day, celebrating it in such exceptional and special forms as the children themselves.

The International Day of Radio and Television for Children is now a tradition in Latin America that has been participating in International Day every year since 1994.

The actions

As part of this International Day, producers around the world are invited to devote programming to the situation of children and to giving children the opportunity to participate in the production of programs.

It enables these media to exploit the power of television and radio to raise awareness of the problems of children. At the “International Day of Radio and Television for Children” in 1998, some 2000 organizations in 170 countries broadcast special programs on children, often prepared by children.

 

Source: Text & Image: https://www.vdio.com/international-day-of-radio-and-television-for-children-march-06/

World Radio Day – 13 February 2023

12 février 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: armed conflicts, decision-making, media, peace, public opinion, radio, reconciliation, tension, UNESCO

The theme for the 12th edition of the World Radio Day, to be celebrated on 13 February 2023, is « Radio and Peace« . 

War, as an antonym to peace, signifies an armed conflict between countries or groups within a country, but may also translate into a conflict of media narratives. The narrative can increase tensions or maintain conditions for peace in a given context – for instance weigh in on the rough or smooth conduct of elections, the rejection or integration of returnees, the rise or tempering of nationalistic fervour, etc. In reporting and informing the general public, radio stations shape public opinion and frame a narrative that can influence domestic and international situations and decision-making processes.

Radio can indeed fuel conflict but in reality, professional radio moderates conflict and/or tensions, preventing their escalation or bringing about reconciliation and reconstruction talks. In contexts of distant or immediate tension, relevant programmes and independent news reporting provide the foundation for sustainable democracy and good governance by gathering evidence about what is happening, informing citizens about it in impartial and fact-based terms, explaining what is at stake and brokering dialogue among different groups in society.

“… since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.”

That is the reason why support to independent radio has to be viewed as an integral part of peace and stability. On World Radio Day 2023, UNESCO highlights independent radio as a pillar for conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

 

Source: Text & Image: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio

World Television Day – 21 November

21 novembre 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: conflicts, impact, information, media, openness, peace, philosophy, radio, security, threats, transparency, UN, world population

In recognition of the increasing impact television has on decision-making by bringing world attention to conflicts and threats to peace and security and its potential role in sharpening the focus on other major issues, including economic and social issues, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day (through resolution 51/205 of 17 December 1996).

World Television Day is not so much a celebration of the tool, but rather the philosophy which it represents. Television represents a symbol for communication and globalization in the contemporary world.

On 21 and 22 November 1996 the United Nations held the first World Television Forum, where leading media figures met under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss the growing significance of television in today’s changing world and to consider how they might enhance their mutual cooperation. That is why the General Assembly decided to proclaim 21 November as World Television Day.

This was done in recognition of the increasing impact television has on the process of decision-making. Television was thus acknowledged as a major tool in informing, channelling and affecting public opinion. Its impact and presence and its influence on world politics could not be denied.

 

Source: Text: UN    Image: Freepik

 

Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse – 3 mai 2022

3 mai 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Mots-clés: droits, éthique professionnelle, information, journalistes, le numérique, liberté, media, presse, risques, soutien, UNESCO

Le 3 mai sert à rappeler aux gouvernements la nécessité de respecter leur engagement en faveur de la liberté de la presse et constitue également une journée de réflexion pour les professionnels des médias sur les questions relatives à la liberté de la presse et à l’éthique professionnelle.

Tout aussi importante, la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse est une journée de soutien aux médias qui sont des cibles pour la restriction ou l’abolition de la liberté de la presse. C’est aussi une journée de commémoration pour les journalistes qui ont perdu la vie dans la poursuite d’une histoire.

Du 2 au 5 mai 2022, l’UNESCO et la République d’Uruguay accueilleront la conférence mondiale annuelle de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse dans un format hybride à Punta Del Este, en Uruguay. Sous le thème « Le journalisme sous l’emprise du numérique », il sera question de l’impact de l’ère numérique sur la liberté d’expression, la sécurité des journalistes, l’accès à l’information et la vie privée.

MESSAGE DE LA DIRECTRICE GÉNÉRALE

« Il  nous  incombe  à  tous  d’en  faire  plus  pour gérer  les  risques  et  saisir  les  possibilités  qu’offre  l’ère  du  numérique.  En  cette  Journée  mondiale  de  la  liberté  de  la  presse, j’invite les États membres, les entreprises technologiques et la communauté des médias, ainsi que le reste de la société civile, à unir leurs forces pour établir une nouvelle configuration numérique qui protégerait à la fois le journalisme et les journalistes. »
— Audrey Azoulay, Directrice générale, Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse

Source: Texte & Image: https://fr.unesco.org/

World Press Freedom Day – 3 May 2022

3 mai 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: attacks, communication, digital surveillance, EU, freedom of expression, information, journalists, media, press, rights, transparency

World Press Freedom Day is also known as World Press Day. May 3 was announced as International Press Day in 1993 by the UN General Assembly upon recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference to spread awareness about the importance of Freedom of the Press in functioning, information providing, its significance and to awaken the government of its duty to uphold and respect the right to freedom of expression. This day also pays homage to journalists who have lost their lives. This year, it is hosted in Uruguay.

World Press Freedom Day 2022: Theme

The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2022 is “Journalism under digital siege“.

The theme of this year focuses on how today’s journalism is in danger by multiple digital surveillance strategies and attacks on journalists. It aims to emphasize the consequences of digitalization overshadowing true journalism on the public trust in digital communications.

This day highlights three key areas

  • Ways to ensure the economic sustainability of news media.
  •  Mechanisms for making sure about the transparency of internet companies.
  • To strengthen Media and Information Literacy (MIL) capacities that will help people to recognize and value journalism as an important part of information as a public good.

 

Source: Text: https://www.sscadda.com/   Image: RitiRiwaz