Thomas Barat

“Only the truth, the full and unvarnished truth”

The Foreign Press asked Thomas Barat, Director of Ethics and Compliances of Association of Foreign Press Correspondents USA, and the Editor in Chief of the eCCO Magazine, about the ethics of journalism, the role of the correspondent. Thomas Barat summarized his answer as follows: “When you speak, what you say, should be always the truth, […]

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken

World Press Freedom Day

Statement by Secretary Antony J. Blinken: “Tomorrow, the United States joins the international community in celebrating World Press Freedom Day. Information and knowledge are powerful tools, and a free and independent press is the core institution connecting publics to the information they need to advocate for themselves, make informed decisions, and hold governmental officials accountable.  […]

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The perks and perils of foreign correspondence

The editor of CCO Magazine would like to draw readers’ attention to the article published by the International Journalist’s Network (IJNet). Thanos Dimadis, the President & Executive Director of  the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFC-USA) wrote, the CCO Magazine quote. “The perks and perils of foreign correspondence.”

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“Voice of Freedom – Silenced?”

The International Press Institute reported: “Hungary’s last independent radio station could be forced off airwaves – The European Union must take action to stop the accelerating elimination of press freedom in Hungary, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today after a government regulator rejected the license renewal of Hungary’s last independent radio broadcaster.”

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