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The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals the general population’s trust in all four key institutions — business, government, NGOs, and media — has declined broadly.
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President of Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Eko Maryadi puts flowers on the grave of Ahmad Taufik. Eko, who is the former chairman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), is a former prison mate of Taufik when they opposed then-president Suharto's government in the 1990s. (Alliance of Independent Journalists/File)
After Eritrea gained independence, Dawit Isaak returned to his homeland from self-imposed exile in Sweden.
He cofounded Setit, the first independent newspaper in Eritrea. He was known for his critical and insightful reporting. In September 2001, he was arrested in a crackdown on the media. He has been in prison without trial for the past 16 years.
For this ordeal, Isaak will receive the 2017 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). Jakarta hosts this year’s celebration of World Press Freedom Day, which carries the theme of “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s Role in Advancing Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies.”
A US$25,000 prize is awarded to an individual or institution that has promoted press freedom, especially in the face of danger. The prize was named after a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the office of his newspaper, El Espectador, in Bogotá, on Dec. 17, 1986.
