FCCJ FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AWARDS CEREMONY 2024
19:00-20:00 (JST) Friday, May 24, 2024
FCCJ's Freedom of Press committee is proud to announce the presentation of our annual awards on May 24th, 2024.
As part of its mission as a koeki shadan houjin (public interest corporation), the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, through the Freedom of the Press Committee, annually recognizes outstanding individual journalists and media organizations contributing to upholding the values of a free press in the Asia-Pacific region and Japan.
At the May 24th ceremony, winners will join us in person and remotely. Jodie Ginsberg, head of the Committee to Protect Journalists, will join us online from New York to give the keynote speech. This year's recipients include Japan-based journalists and those working elsewhere, including in war zones and countries where journalists face government threats, intimidation and worse for simply doing their job.
The event begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free of charge. We invite members to join us from 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments.
The awards are the highlight of FCCJ's efforts to promote free speech and the free exchange of information, which includes issuing statements to condemn particularly serious cases of censorship, harassment or unlawful detention, and inviting speakers to highlight such problems in Japan and Asia.
Please make your reservation as soon as possible at 03-3211-3161 or email to front@fccj.or.jp or online so that staff can make appropriate preparations.
If you can't make it in person, here is a link for the event. Feel free to pass it on to anyone who would like to join the Award Ceremony remotely.
How to join online (Zoom ID):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88598621976?pwd=QVRuVGJjTzlwTnVxSmY3eVMzSUk2Zz09
Meeting ID: 885 9862 1976
Passcode: 989889
FCCJ Freedom of the Press Committee