{"id":6236,"date":"2021-02-20T04:41:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=6236"},"modified":"2021-02-20T04:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T14:41:57","slug":"new-bill-to-protect-journalist-and-press-freedom-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2021\/02\/20\/new-bill-to-protect-journalist-and-press-freedom-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bill to Protect Journalist and Press Freedom Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6225\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn-bill-press-freedom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hfn-bill-press-freedom.png?fit=781%2C433\" data-orig-size=\"781,433\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hfn-bill-press-freedom.png?w=781 781w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hfn-bill-press-freedom.png?resize=300%2C166 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hfn-bill-press-freedom.png?resize=768%2C426 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of press freedom and protecting journalists. the Senate Foreign Relations Committee announced on February 4 the Global Press Freedom Act.<br><br>The act aims to establish an Ambassador-at-Large for press freedom and a train Foreign Service Officers on how they can promote media independence and protect foreign journalists.<br><br>Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) recently joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and expresses the bill\u2019s \u201ccommitment to a free press at home and abroad.\u201d<br><br>\u201cOur democracy depends on the ability of journalists to ask tough questions, dig for the truth, and report what they find \u2014 without fear of violence or persecution,\u201d said Schatz.<br><br>\u201cFreedom of the press\u00a0is a priority in our founding documents, so it must be\u00a0a cornerstone of our foreign policy.\u201d<br><br>With the Global Press Freedom Act, the Ambassador-at-Large will engage with foreign governments and organizations to draw attention to violations of press freedom and journalist safety and ensure the creation of a \u201cFree Expression\u201d section in each country\u2019s Country Report on Human Rights Practices.<br><br>Moreover, the trained Foreign Service Officers will be assisting in the protection of journalists and press freedom while stationed overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Related Stories:<br><\/em><\/strong><a 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