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PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS

PEACE, JUSTICE & STRONG INSTITUTIONS

Publications and Activities by KU Researchers that Contribute to SDG #16:

Publication 1: Handbook of Research on Combating Threats to Media Freedom and Journalist Safety

Name: Dr. Sadia Jamil

Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

Details of academic project/publication: The Handbook of Research on Combating Threats to Media Freedom and Journalist Safety is an essential reference source that evaluates how diverse threats impact on journalists’ wellbeing, their right to freedom of expression, and overall media freedoms in various contexts and assesses inadequacies in national security policies, planning, and coordination relating to the safety of journalists in different countries. Featuring research on topics such as freedom of the press, professional journalism, and media security, this book is ideally designed for journalists, news writers, editors, columnists, press, broadcasters, newscasters, government officials, lawmakers, diplomats, international relations officers, law enforcement, industry professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.

Event 1: Desafíos ante la violencia y por la seguridad de periodistas en tiempos de pandemia (Challenges in the face of violence and for the safety of journalists in times of pandemic OCTOBER 22, 23 AND 24, 2020)

Event organizers: The Network for Freedom of Expression against Violence to Communicators (Mexico), the Xochimilco Metropolitan Autonomous University and the Ibero-American University

Session: Labor and digital violence against women journalists in times of crisis: Speaker, Dr. Sadia Jamil

Event 2: Moscow Readings 2020

Panel: Digital safety and protection of journalists in the Global South (Chair/organizer, Dr. Sadia Jamil)

Event 3: Delayed virtual event on World Press Freedom Day by UNESCO (Paris), Leiden University and the government of Netherlands (9-10, December, 2020)

Session: Safety risks and Discrimination faced by female journalists

Speaker: Dr. Sadia Jamil