- The Media Freedom Coalition is a cross-regional coalition made up of 52 member states (who have all signed the Media Freedom Pledge at the first conference in 2019) with Canada and the United States being two of them.
- The purpose of this coalition is to advocate for media freedom at home and abroad by advocating for journalist and media worker safety and hold people accountable to risk or infringements upon their safety.
- The first Media Freedom Coalition Conference was held in 2019 by the United Kingdom and Canada in London, England to respond to the ongoing challenges faced by journalist and media workers around the world.
"Global Pledge on Media Freedom." Global Conference for Media Freedom. Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), July 10, 2019. https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/about/objectives/global-pledge/media-freedom
For more information on the Media Freedom Coalition visit: https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/
For details on the first-ever Global Conference for Media Freedom in 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/global-conference-for-media-freedom-london-2019
For Canada's Statement one-year after the inaugural Global Conference for Media Freedom: https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/human_rights-droits_homme/2021-07-09a-media_freedom-liberte_medias.aspx?lang=eng
For the Media Freedom Coalition's Statement on World Freedom Press Day (2022): https://www.international.gc.ca/news-nouvelles/2022/2022-05-03-statement-mfc-clm-declaration.aspx?lang=eng
For Canada's statement after participating in the Third Global Conference for Media Freedom: https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/02/minister-joly-participates-in-third-global-conference-for-media-freedom.html
For the United States' Statement on behalf of the Coalition on Media Freedom in Russia (2021): https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-media-freedom-coalition-on-media-freedom-in-russia/
For the United States' Statement on behalf of the Coalition on Media Outlets in Hong Kong (2022): https://www.state.gov/media-freedom-coalition-statement-on-closure-of-media-outlets-in-hong-kong/