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Recommendation 31
31
Accepted in Part
To show its continued commitment to media freedoms, the Government should again provide to the...
Recommendation
To show its continued commitment to media freedoms, the Government should again provide to the Committee six-monthly updates, including an assessment of threats to media freedom and the UK’s response to foreign information manipulation and interference in priority regions. (Recommendation, Paragraph 149) BBC World Service
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The government partially agrees, committing to periodic verbal briefings for committee members on media freedoms while reviewing options for formal written reporting, rather than the requested six-monthly updates.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
61. The FCDO has a longstanding commitment to protecting media freedoms globally. Media Freedom, in the form of a strong, robust, independent, local media, with a variety of voices, remains a priority for this Government. 62. We recognise the importance of keeping the Committee updated regarding this Governments work on media freedoms. While we review options for written reporting, we will provide periodic verbal briefing sessions for Committee members.
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