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Media for Peace

It is a group of journalists that has, since its inception, worked for the construction of a culture for peace. Media for Peace is an initiative designed to promote training and thinking, gather information and produce tools of the profession. It was conceived by journalists for journalists who, in a country at war like Colombia, are responsible for covering the widespread internal armed conflict and the incipient peace negotiations.

Up to now, the organization has conducted 23 workshops for 590 journalists; it has also published a dictionary of the 600 words most commonly used in reports on peace and war, entitled "Para desarmar la palabra"; it has created an internet network called "Cibertertulia", with a current membership of 270 journalists; it has published its own periodical, called "El Antivirus", which is distributed to 1,000 mass and community media journalists in the country; and it has organized 11 discussion sessions concerning topics such as the armed conflict, peace negotiations, and the role of the colombian press in time of war.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

The Freedom of the Press Foundation (FLIP) was created in 1996 with the aim of contributing to the survival of free press, and ensuring that free access to sources of information, and the protection of the life and integrity of journalists, as well as the practice of their profession, are guaranteed. As regards the defense of the fundamental rights of journalists, the foundation provides help to the judicial and administrative authorities and the police, to ensure that the life and integrity of journalists are protected, and violations do not remain unpunished. It has also held forums, seminars and other educational activities to draw attention to situations and events relating to the protection or violation of the fundamental rights to a free press and free information. Arrangements are now under way for the entry of the foundation into IFEX (International Freedom of Expression Exchange) with headquarters in Toronto, Canada.

The Freedom of the Press Foundation is currently carrying out four parallel programs: Freedom of the Press Alert Network, The Impunity Project, Hoja al Viento Editions, and Debates about Liberty. An important tool in its work is its internet page, www.flipcolombia.org.

Press Club Colombian Association

It is a pluralistic organization founded in 1998 in Bogotá by a group of social communicators and journalists, as well as press attachés, foreign correspondents and prominent journalists, social communicators and other professionals of this field. With a current membership of 100, it was created with the aim of providing representation and a channel of integration, promoting the professionalization of journalism, and contributing to the social welfare of its members and their families. The Press Club organizes training, updating, integration and recreational activities. It defends freedom of expression and the right to information, enshrined in the National Constitution. To this end, the press club has established mechanisms for the interaction with other national and foreign associations, or any other party that may require its assistance.


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