Name: World Press Freedom 2018
Start: 2018-04-25T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-04-25T10:00:00-04:00
Location: The Washington Post

On April 25, 2018, The Washington Post and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the world’s largest non-governmental organization specializing in the defense of media freedom, will hold a conversation on freedom of the press around the world.

The program will include a presentation of RSF's 2018 World Press Freedom Index, which examines the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations and citizens enjoy in more than 180 countries. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with journalists moderated by Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Dana Priest.

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Speakers

J. Jesús Esquivel

Washington Correspondent, Proceso

Margaux Ewen

North America Executive Director, Reporters Without Borders

Jason Rezaian

Global Opinions Writer, The Washington Post

Alisa Sopova

Freelance Journalist from Ukraine; Visiting Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

Margaret Talev

Senior White House Correspondent, Bloomberg; President, White House Correspondents’ Association

Event Information

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Doors open: 8:30 a.m.

Program: 9:00-10:00 a.m.

The Washington Post

1301 K St NW

Washington, D.C. 20071

Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.

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