Pope Francis pointed out that freedom of the press is essential to inform in a non-ideological way

Pope Francis pointed out this Friday that press freedom “is fundamental” to inform in a non-ideological way, in a message on the social network X on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.

“Freedom of the press is essential to develop a prudent critical sense, distinguish truth from lies and learn to work in a non-ideological way for justice, peace and respect for Creation,” Francisco wrote on his old Twitter account. .

Governments around the world are putting increasing pressure on journalists, curtailing press freedom on a global scale, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned today, criticizing the international community for not having done enough to protect journalists in Gaza, where More than a hundred have already died.

According to its annual classification for 2024, which evaluates the situation in 180 countries, it is found that only 25% of the countries analyzed have a “satisfactory” or “good” situation, the majority being European (the first are, in this order, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, while Spain is in 30th place, after improving six).

“RSF observes a worrying deterioration in support and respect for the autonomy of the media and a worsening of the pressures exerted by States or other political actors,” denounces the report, which takes into account five rating criteria, including them the politician, which overall falls 7.6 points.

“Dropping out of school is a tragedy”
In another order, Francisco affirmed that “educational and training abandonment is a tragedy” and proposed “taking care of the training of young people who abandon studies” when receiving this Friday the National Confederation of Education and Vocational Training of Italy.

In his speech, Francisco lamented that many young people “intend to work, but have to settle for precarious and poorly paid contracts” and others “in this context of social fragility and exploitation, live dissatisfied and give up their jobs.”

Given this, the Pope asked to “promote legislation that favors the social recognition of young people” and added that even more important is “to build a generational replacement where the skills of those who leave are at the service of those who enter the labor market.”

According to Francisco, “valid vocational training is an antidote to school dropouts and a response to labor demand in various sectors of the economy.”

And for this, he indicated, it is necessary “a healthy and effective relationship with companies, willing to employ young people among their ranks” as well as that “training offers young people tools to discern between job offers and forms of exploitation.”

“Those who feel rejected (in the world of work) can end up in humanly degrading forms of social hardship” and this “we must not accept,” the pontiff warned. Source: Infobae

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