Several progress at the 2nd Summit for Information and Democracy

On the agenda of the Summit for Information and Democracy, held in New York on September 22: new members for the Partnership for Information and Democracy, deliberation on the Forum’s recommendations, presentation of the Observatory on Information and Democracy, commitment of States to the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), etc.  For the second time, the Summit […]

New York summit sees launch of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy

At the Summit for Information and Democracy held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the up-coming creation of an International Observatory on Information and Democracy.  The prefiguration group will be co-chaired by the US academic Shoshana Zuboff and by the former secretary-general of the Organisation for […]

The Forum on Information and Democracy launches a civil society coalition with 42 non-governmental organizations from 24 countries

The Forum on Information and Democracy announces the creation of a civil society coalition composed, to date, of 42 non-governmental organizations from 24 countries. These are associations and research centres known for their expertise and whose objectives are close to the Forum’s mandate (defence of democracy, digital rights, press and media freedom, civic space, human […]