Global Conference for Media Freedom, London 2019: watch live

10 Jul 2019 02:14 PM

Watch some of the main Global Media Freedom Conference sessions live on 10 and 11 July.

World leaders, journalists and others gather in London today and tomorrow for a 2-day conference to agree ways to defend media freedom. Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary are hosting the conference, which is the first of its kind.

The first day of the conference will focus on defining the challenges to media freedom worldwide. The second will look at framing solutions to these challenges.

We will make some of the main sessions available to watch live on this page:

Day 1: 10 July

Safety and protection of journalists

Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosts a discussion on the threats faced by journalists:

A selection of the other sessions will be available to watch on YouTube shortly after they have finished.

Keep up to date with all of the latest news from the conference and join the conversation on twitter: #DefendMediaFreedom.