Free Press, no corruption

The declaration was also a response to a call by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence. This is the day when journalists should reflect on their work, their ethical conduct as well as the challenges they face in obtaining and taking important information to the people, which information some people somewhere do not want it known.

In recent years, the media has undergone a crucial transformation as a result of technological advances that gave birth to social media in the form of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Snapchat and others.