Great to meet so many friends old & new at #ijf24 . Humbling to listen to others talk about Rory Peck Trust - grateful to all for insights & best wishes. Perugia special place, journalism festival unique event. Thank you Arianna, Chris & whole team - ciao.

Proud to share this moment with my #CPJ friends Jodie Ginsberg & Gypsy Guillén Kaiser. Grateful for your leadership- and to all who joined. #ijf24 #Gaza #pressfreedom

For second day, am posting from Perugia in takeover of Rory Peck Trust account. Any from me signed JW. #ijf24

180 days behind bars in Russia.. guilty of nothing. Alsu Kurmasheva is: A strong American woman; A loving wife of a good man; the Mom of two great children; a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist. Russia has the power to end Alsu’s unjust, unfair and wrongful detention. It’s time to #FreeAlsu .

For much of 2023, ⁦MoTaz⁩ was world’s eyes inside #Gaza . With international media banned, his photos showed us what was happening. Named⁩ one of #Time100 most influential for 2024. Few others come close. Bravo Motaz. #Journalismmatters time.com/6964147/motaz-…

“You’re the kind of person who gives us hope for our profession and for #Afghanistan ” Philip Chetwynd tells Lotfullah Najafizada. Spot on. In a business where too often we can despair, Lotfullah speaks to hope & a future of promise. JW #JournalismMatters #ijf24

Nearly 20 years ago, I met a young Afghan TV journalist. Lotfullah Najafizada went on to lead TOLOnews. One of great heroes of #Afghanistan ’s #pressfreedom pre-2021. Today he continues to fly the flag for Afghan journalism via Amu TV. JW

100 journalists & media workers have been killed since we were last in Perugia 12 months ago. #Israel & #Gaza hangs heavy over #IJF24 . First up this morning we’re with our friends ACOS Alliance talking about the fundamentals of keeping safe - for journalists and editors.

Good morning from beautiful Perugia & the International Journalism Festival, the crossroads of global journalism. I’m Jon Williams, Executive Director Rory Peck Trust & over next 2 days, I’ll bring you a flavour of #IJF24 in a takeover of RPT’s account.

100 journalists been killed since world’s media last met am in Perugia 12 months ago. #Israel & #Gaza hangs heavy over #IJF24 . Over next 2 days, I’ll bring you flavour of an event that has become journalism’s ‘global crossroads’ in takeover of Rory Peck Trust account. Pls follow.

UK, US & others made explicit, formal commitments to defend media freedom at home and abroad. They should be equally explicit in calling on #Israel and #Egypt to allow international journalists access to #Gaza . CPJ’s Jodie Ginsberg for NYTimes.
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Congratulations to the Reuters team for their George Polk Awards win - and for donating your prize money to Committee to Protect Journalists!

No matter how old you are, starting a new role is always a special day. Today I’m proud to be joining an incredible team doing important work. Excited for what’s to come. My first job: a thank you letter to all who support Rory Peck Trust. #journalismmatters #pressfreedom

CPJ is extremely concerned about the disinformation and incitement campaigns targeting Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi. We have documented several cases where journalists subjected to these campaigns have later been arrested or assaulted by Israeli law enforcement.

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A giant of journalism, a trailblazer - and a class act. #HellaPick was still filing stories well into her 90s. #JournalismMatters
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Don’t normally comment on politics, but when theTaliban seized #Afghanistan in Aug 2021, #SimonCoveney helped save dozens of Afghan journalists & their families whose lives at risk. He got them to safety. They - and I - forever grateful. #pressfreedom independent.ie/irish-news/pol…

Salman Jamal was a prominent news reporter in Somalia when he was nearly killed in a bomb attack. Now he shares a room in a Dublin hotel with 3 other men. #JournalismMatters .
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