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Link of
the Week: April 29 - May 5
World Press Freedom Day
Happy World
Press Freedom Day! In case you didn't see the sign
at Hallmark, it's on May 3, and it was proclaimed ten
years ago by the United Nations. As UNESCO's
site proclaims, "Every year, May 3rd is a date
which celebrates the fundamental principles of press
freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world,
to defend the media from attacks on their independence
and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their
lives in the exercise of their profession." Visit
the International Freedom
of Expression Exchange (IFEX) page to see how
people around the world plan to celebrate this day.
If you live in our region, we hope you will celebrate
this day by joining us at Rolling
Thunder in Asheville, NC!
FIRE
Media Forum
FIRE is hosting a media forum for
nonprofit organizations on May 16 at ‘Jubilee!’
featuring top editors and reporters from local media.
Come out and network, and learn all about how to get
your cause into the news. For more information, see
our Media Forum page.
Rolling
Thunder
ON MAY 3! FIRE is collaborating with other WNC
nonprofit organizations, media, businesses and individuals
to bring the Rolling Thunder Democracy Tour (RTD2) to
the region on May 3, 2003. See the event’s local
website for the latest. Laura Love, Jim Hightower,
Patch Adams and many, many others are among the scheduled
highlights. Tickets are now available online, at the
FIRE office and at other locations for just $12 (kids
under 12 free)!
Link/Article
of the Week Archives
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we've begun archiving past
weeks' featured links and articles.
The
Missing Link
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next week’s link? Or is there information you seek,
but you can’t find a helpful link? Let
us know! If others would benefit from the information,
we just may track down a link for you, or use your suggestion
as Link of the Week.
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