Western envoys, UN laud role of journalists here

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From left are journalist Denis Chabrol; President of the Guyana Press Association, Nazima Raghubir; United States Ambassador, Sarah Ann Lynch; High Commissioner of Canada, Mark Berman; Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy; Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana, Fernando Ponz Cantó; Deputy British High Commissioner Ray Davidson and UN representative, Dr. Gillian Smith. (DPI photo)
From left are journalist Denis Chabrol; President of the Guyana Press Association, Nazima Raghubir; United States Ambassador, Sarah Ann Lynch; High Commissioner of Canada, Mark Berman; Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy; Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana, Fernando Ponz Cantó; Deputy British High Commissioner Ray Davidson and UN representative, Dr. Gillian Smith. (DPI photo)

Western envoys and the UN on Saturday held a reception for journalists here to mark World Press Freedom Day and lauded their work.

The reception organised by the envoys of the US, the UK, Canada, the EU and the UN System was held at the residence of the Canadian High Commissioner.

European Union, Ambassador Dr. Fernando Ponz Cantó underscored that journalists whether employed by private or public media entities must enjoy independence from being pressured on the direction of their reporting. He said that pressure can come from many quarters and sometimes from the most unexpected direction.