AT&T donates $250,000 to defend press freedom |
New YorkThe Committee to Protect Journalists is pleased to announce that AT&T is donating $250,000 to support the organization`s defense of journalists and press freedom. AT&T acquired Time Warner this year and is now the parent company of CNN. Journalists around the world do the important work of holding leaders accountable, exposing the truth, and telling the stories that need to be told. Threats to journalists are, at the very core, threats to freedom and liberty, said AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson. In light of numerous recent events around the world where journalists have been threatened, harmed, and even killed, they are pleased to support the Committee to Protect Journalists, whose work is more important than ever. CPJ, which fights for the right of journalists to report the news freely and safely, believes that press freedom is a fundamental human right, essential to democracy and accountability. Every year, hundreds of journalists are attacked, imprisoned, or killed. For nearly 40 years, CPJ has been there to defend them.
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