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04/29/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 13:53

Cameroonian Fulbright Scholar Kingsley Ngange to discuss on May 2 the role of Freedom of the Press on Democracy in West Africa

Cameroonian Fulbright Scholar Kingsley Ngange to discuss on May 2 the role of Freedom of the Press on Democracy in West Africa

April 29, 2024

Cameroonian Fulbright Scholar Kingsley Ngange will present "Promoting Press Freedom, Access to Information and Media Ethics in Africa" in Science Lecture 120 (the SMATE building) at 2 p.m. on May 2.

The discussion is free and open to the public, and is scheduled to commemorate UNSECO's World Press Freedom Day.

His visit is made possible by a grant from Fulbright's Outreach Lecturing Fund, with support from the Journalism Department, Political Science Department, WWU's Institute for Global Engagement and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Find out more about Kingsley's work here from the University of Florida, where he is based during his Fulbright: https://www.jou.ufl.edu/2023/11/08/brechner-foi-project-hosts-cameroonian-fulbright-scholar-developing-legislation-for-press-rights-and-access-to-information/