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2022 Golden Pen of Freedom acceptance speech – Joanna Krawczyk, Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation

2022-09-28. “The Golden Pen Award, which I am proudly accepting today on behalf of the Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation – and on behalf of its beneficiaries, supporters, and friends – proves that the “No freedom without solidarity” motto is also close to the hearts of the WAN-IFRA crowd. We are thrilled and humbled by your recognition of our efforts to help media not only to survive, but also to thrive.”

World News Day to be marked on September 28

2022-09-26. World News Day will be commemorated across six continents, among newsrooms of all sizes – from the Financial Times (worldwide), The Globe and Mail (Canada), and The Straits Times (Singapore) in the Northern Hemisphere, to LA NACION (Argentina), News24 (South Africa), and Stuff (New Zealand) in the South.

The King of Spain to attend the World News Media Congress in Zaragoza

2022-09-23. His Majesty, King Felipe VI of Spain, will attend WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Zaragoza on Wednesday, September 28. The King will deliver a speech during the Golden Pen of Freedom 2022 ceremony, when WAN-IFRA’s highest honour is awarded to an individual, a group or an institution to recognise an outstanding action, in writing or deed in the cause of press freedom.