[ad_1] May 1, 2023 - New York, United States - Global Affairs Canada The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award has been presented to
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May 1, 2023 – New York, United States – Global Affairs Canada
The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award has been presented today to independent Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr for extraordinary commitment to high-quality independent journalism. The newspaper continued to report, amidst a takedown of their website and legal threats to its reporters. This award signals Canada and the UK’s enduring commitment to supporting free and independent journalism.
Since its inception almost ten years ago, the online newspaper has been recognised for its unyielding commitment to high-quality journalism despite external pressures. The paper has stood their ground despite having their website blocked in Egypt, and its journalists, including Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah, facing legal charges.
The award has been made during the fourth Media Freedom Coalition event in New York, by Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York and James Kariuki, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Established in 2020, the Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom award recognises those who have championed freedom of speech and democracy. Mada Masr is Egypt’s leading independent media outlet and is known for its free news coverage in Egypt and across the wider Middle East.
As the 2023 winner, Mada Masr joins former Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award recipients, Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang, who was named as winner in 2022, and 2020 winner the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
The announcement of the third Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award comes ahead of UN World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
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