The University of Liverpool is one of the top UK universities, member of the prestigious Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities.
The Worlds of Journalism Study is a cross-national collaborative project assessing the state of journalism in the world through representative surveys with journalists.
UNESCO is the lead UN Agency for promoting freedom of expression and safety of journalists as part of its mandate to “promote the free flow of ideas by word and image”.
PEN America
PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.
- Journalists' safety focus:
- Digital, Physical, Psychological
History
Founded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network.
Key actions and/or campaigns
PEN America undertakes the following key actions and campaigns, among others:
● Research and reports: PEN America’s innovative research and analysis explores the impact of government policy, public sentiment, and media consumption trends on free expression in countries around the globe.
● Advocacy: PEN America engages with policymakers in a nonpartisan manner to promote and defend free expression rights in the U.S. and around the world; advocate for policies that celebrate literature, the arts, and the cross-cultural exchange of ideas and perspectives; and forge and grow coalitions with like-minded organizations.
● Resources and training: PEN America equips writers, journalists, and all those active online with resources and training to defend themselves against online abuse. We work with employers, including media organizations and publishers, to develop policies and protocols to protect their staff and freelancers.
Key outputs
PEN America examines threats to free expression in our annual Freedom to Write Index, a year-end count of imprisoned writers worldwide. PEN America’s Writers at Risk Database tracks cases of writers, journalists, artists, academics, and public intellectuals around the world facing myriad threats for their writing and expression.
PEN America also awards the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award to honor a writer imprisoned for his or her work. Out of the 52 jailed writers who have received the Freedom to Write Award since 1987, 46 were ultimately released due in part to the attention and pressure generated by the award and by coordinated advocacy efforts.
Key Priorities for next 2 years
PEN America’s Free Expression Programs will keep defending writers and journalists and protect free expression rights in the United States and around the world. This work includes research and reports on topical issues ranging from fraudulent news to censorship in China; advocacy internationally and in the United States in defense of press freedom and on other free expression challenges; and campaigns on policy issues and on behalf of individual writers and journalists under threat.
