“Freedom of the press in focus at the new year’s eve party in New York”

“Journalists will be guests of honor at the new year’s celebrations at Times Square in New York city, united states. The organizers want to pay tribute to the freedom of the press in a time of constant attacks against the media.”

“Two events stand out from the past year, according to organizers. One is the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on a saudiskt consulates in Turkey, the other is masskjutningen on The magazine, The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, the united states, where five people were killed.”

“Joel Simon, the director-general of the New York-based CPJ (Committee to protect journalists), one of them is invited to take in the time the famous countdown in Times Square. On stage, there shall be a series of journalists from the u.s. and international media.”

“in the Past years, including the former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, HD-judge Sonia Sotomayor and recording artist Lady Gaga printed on the nedräkningsknappen.”

“The murdered saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was named in the beginning of december by Time magazine for the year, together with other journalists”