As enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, every year on May 3 is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of Press Freedom or World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tributes to Journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
It is rather unfortunate that this year will be different in Cameroon, given the fact that the country is one amongst the many suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As such, in line with preventive Measures put in place by the Government of Cameroon to combat the virus and as instituted by the World Health Organization, social distancing, no gathering of more than 50 persons, suspension of national and international events are in force
Members of the Northwest Chapter of the. Cameroon Association of English speaking Journalists(CAMASEJ) have postponed this year's edition of the WPFD to a later date
This postponement according to the Chapter President, Ambe McMillan is due to the fact that the chapter has more 50 Members
"We have more than 50 Members. We as Journalists cannot be preaching virtue and practicing vice" he noted
The chapter was mobilising for a gigantic celebretions but the Advent of the coronavirus has brought it's mobilisation to an abrupt end
The chapter President however remarks that the sensitization campaigns currently running on media organs in the region should continue as it will help curb the spread of the Covid-19.
By
Vanessa Nnam
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