It’s World Press Freedom Day!
According to Wikipedia, this day was declared on May 3 by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
May 3 also marks the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
We are thrilled to have been included in an initiative by The New York Times to support local journalism in celebration of World Press Freedom Day . Titled simply, “Support local journalism,” the piece states, “Local journalism helps tell the full story.
News organizations near you are at risk. Support them today.
Local journalism is in crisis and at risk of disappearing. These vital resources are critical to the safety, security and knowledge of our communities, never more so than in these difficult times. On World Press Freedom Day and every day, we encourage you to find a local news organization you trust and support it.”
There is then a drop-down menu where you can search by name, city or state or “search near you” and both LymeLine and ValleyNewsNow are in the database, which links the reader to our DONATION PAGE.
We are enormously appreciative of this support from The New York Times.