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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Canada
29 January 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 29 January 2021, with the Canadian Ambassador Jocelyn Kinnear to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in the OSCE region as well as the RFoM’s future priorities.
Ribeiro and Ambassador Kinnear discussed the issue of safety of journalists, including the office’s project Safety of Female Journalists Online (SOFJO), as well as the impact of Artificial Intelligence on freedom of expression and media freedom.
They also exchanged views on how to improve the effectiveness of the Organization’s performance in the media field and concluded that an open dialogue between all OSCE participating States is of crucial importance.