03-05-2025
Youngstown Press Club observes World Press Freedom Day
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Saturday is World Press Freedom Day.
Members of the Youngstown Press Club observed the day in Austintown Park, where 15 people read the names of the 103 journalists who were killed last year practicing their profession. It's the most journalists killed in a year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began tracking those numbers in 1992.
'We're remembering those who have pursued ethical journalism and then were slain because of that,' said co-chair Jonathan Cambouris. 'When someone is committed to truth and they're exploring truth and they're looking for ethical truth, now there's reason to believe that this is, there's something disturbing about this.'
The event had representation from all parts of the world, including Gaza. The Youngstown Press Club has been recognizing World Press Freedom Day for the past five years.
Nick Rich contributed to this report.
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