Why the US’ UNESCO withdrawal is a slight to freedom of the press

Stephanie MacLellan / @smaclellan

Research Associate, CIGI

Stephanie MacLellan is a research associate at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in the Global Security and Politics program. She spent more than a decade working as an editor and reporter for newspapers such as the Toronto Star, the Hamilton Spectator and The Slovak Spectator, an English-language weekly based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her work has been nominated for three National Newspaper Awards, including a feature on working conditions in the Canadian retail industry that was part of a Toronto Star project that won an NNA. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University and a Master of Global Affairs from the Munk School of Global Affairs.

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Why the US’ UNESCO withdrawal is a slight to freedom of the press

Why the US’ UNESCO withdrawal is a slight to freedom of the press

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October 18, 2017

While the UN agency is best known for
protecting World Heritage sites, it also promotes freedom of expression.
Stephanie MacLellan looks at what the US withdrawal means for those efforts.