World News Day takes place one week from today on Sept. 28, bringing more than 1,000 news organizations and support agencies from more than 100 countries together to promote the value of journalism.
Founded by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) in 2018, the campaign went global last year, with Sept. 28 coinciding with the UN International Day for Universal Access to Information. The event is now co-organized by CJF, the World Editors Forum, and global news advocacy group, Project Kontinuum.
This year, news organizations are being asked to collectively show what goes into their journalism, with participating outlets encouraged to show readers the work behind what they publish, giving the public something concrete whereby to judge trust.
“When trust in journalism erodes, so does the public’s ability to make sense of the world,” said CJF President and Executive Director Natalie Turvey. “World News Day is a chance for more than 1,000 newsrooms to make the case together for fact-based reporting at a time when that case has never been more important.”
“A society that loses its grip on facts loses its grip on itself,” added Branko Brkic, founder of Project Kontinuum. “A society that fights for truth can still find its way back.
“Alone, any one of us can be dismissed. Together, in dozens of languages and more than 100 countries, we’re harder to ignore. That’s the whole point of doing this on the same day. It is not a fundraiser. It is a rallying point,” he added.
Newsrooms are encouraged to register for World News Day to gain access to campaign materials, including a collection of op-eds from leading journalists, translated campaign assets in 20+ languages, social media graphics and more.
The campaign can be followed on social media via the hashtags: #WorldNewsDay #WND26 #ChooseTrustedJournalism and#YourRightToKnow.
