Canadian News Anchor Straddles Both Sides of World Press Freedom Day
Lisa LaFlamme is the first Canadian to sit on the UNESCO World Press Freedom Award international jury.
According to Reporters Without Borders, the country with the highest level of press freedom on this, 2016 World Press Freedom Day, is Finland. That’s where CTV News chief anchor and senior correspondent Lisa LaFlamme finds herself today, as as a result of being the first Canadian to sit on the international jury for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award.
This year’s prize was given to Khadija Ismayilova, a freelance journalist currently sitting in an Azerbaijan jail.
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