World Press Freedom Day 2025 |03 May 2025

A press for the planet: Journalism's green mission in the spotlight As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the spotlight this year falls on an increasingly urgent mission: journalism’s role in protecting the environment. Under the global theme ‘A Press for the Planet’, the 2025 observance calls on media professionals everywhere to rise to the climate challenge – by informing, investigating, and inspiring change. In a time where the Earth faces mountin