Today, September 28, NENPA joins newsrooms and journalism organizations around the globe in marking World News Day, a campaign highlighting the value of fact-based reporting and the public’s right to reliable information.
With more than 1,000 news organizations and support agencies participating across over 100 countries, the campaign carries a shared message: “Know the facts. Understand what matters. Choose trusted journalism. Because it’s your right to know.”
That message resonates throughout New England, where local journalists cover government, hold institutions accountable and help residents make informed decisions about their communities. At a time when newsroom closures, shrinking budgets and the proliferation of AI-generated content and disinformation pose growing challenges, World News Day offers an opportunity to demonstrate why this work matters.
This year’s campaign also encourages newsrooms to show audiences the work behind their reporting—from checking facts and evaluating sources to providing context and asking difficult questions. Making that process visible helps readers understand what goes into the journalism they rely on.
“News organisations are very good at telling other people’s stories. We have not always been equally good at telling our own,” said Stig Ørskov, CEO of WAN-IFRA.
Organized jointly by WAN-IFRA’s World Editors Forum, the Canadian Journalism Foundation and Project Kontinuum, the campaign runs through October 1. Today’s observance also coincides with the United Nations’ International Day for Universal Access to Information.
NENPA is proud to stand alongside participating newsrooms in recognizing journalism’s essential role in informed, connected communities throughout New England and around the world.
Learn more at worldnewsday.org.