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Jon Williams

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Executive Director @rorypecktrust, non-profit protecting independent journalism across world. Board @pressfreedom. Ex MD @rtenews, Foreign Editor @abc & @bbc

London Katılım Nisan 2008
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Thrilled to be joining @rorypecktrust. Values & purpose matter. @ClothildeR leaves big shoes to fill. Sadly, as #RPT approaches 30th anniversary, it’s vital work more need than ever. Excited to join the team supporting freelance journalists around the world. 1/3 #pressfreedom
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📢 Announcement The Trustees of the Rory Peck Trust have appointed @WilliamsJon as its new Director. Jon, former Managing Director of RTÉ News and Current Affairs, will join the Trust in mid-April.

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We should all fight for our right to be informed. Proud to support our friends in @FPAIsPal and demand that international journalists be allowed independent access to #Gaza. PressFreedom is your freedom. #letusin
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The 20 year sentence passed on #JimmyLai is a shameful assault on truth. He & Apple Daily represented #hongkong’s independence- the sentence condemns him to likely die in jail. His crime? Journalism. #pressfreedom
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Happy birthday @rte: 100 years today since 2RN first went on air. Radio a great Irish success story: local & national, public & commercial, all telling #Ireland’s story & creating a shared experience. Lá breithe sona daoibh. irishtimes.com/culture/tv-rad…
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So grateful to team @bbcnews for the thought, creativity & integrity invested in ‘The Firing Line’ - terrific showcase for courage & bravery of freelancers, and for the work of @rorypecktrust. Catch it on BBC News channel this weekend or via iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
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Today @BBCFooC is 70: seven decades of stories from BBC’s correspondents. Only once has it been used to deliver a message to one of our own: 18 years ago, I dared to dream he would hear it. He did—and a month later, he walked free. Happy birthday FooC. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme…
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It takes a village: thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this evening’s #rorypeckawards a night to remember. Even when truth is under siege, it endures because of those like our winners who refuse to give up, and refuse to give in.
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Tonight we honour the world’s best independent journalism at the 2025 #rorypeckawards. Our finalists show how, even when truth is under siege, it endures because of those refuse to give up or give in. Join us from 7.30pm - watch live: rorypecktrust.org/awards
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In 2013, the UN declared November 2nd the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. UNESCO estimates >80% of those who kill journalists get away with murder. That’s not just a statistic. It is an indictment. We must #EndImpunity. It begins with #Gaza.
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For generations, independent journalism has brought facts to the world. #Gaza should be no different. #Israel must allow international reporters access to Gaza. Powerful video from @BBC @AFP @AP & @Reuters
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What a privilege to meet Wael Al Dahdouh. #Israel has killed Al Jazeera’s #Gaza bureau chief’s daughter, two sons & granddaughter as well as 10 colleagues. There’s no bitterness or anger. His courage is surpassed only by his grace as he campaigns to #protectjournalists in Gaza.
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Privilege to sit beside Al Jazeera’s #Gaza Bureau Chief, Wael Al-Dahdouh. Israeli bombs killed his wife, daughter and two sons; he himself was injured in a strike that killed his cameraman. We’re discussing the ‘War on #PressFreeeom”. Watch live from 1pm. youtube.com/live/Z-AWs95x2…
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