Centre for the Freedom of the Media

The Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) is an interdisciplinary research centre with global outreach on issues of media freedom, independence and plurality, hosted in the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield.

Who are CFOM?

Professor Jackie Harrison, CFOM Chair, and William Horsley, CFOM International Director, discuss the work and research that CFOM are involved in.

Our team

Professor Jackie Harrison

Chair, Co-Founder and UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity.

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William Horsley

Co-Founder and International Director of CFOM.

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Dr. Gemma Horton

Impact Fellow

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Dr. Sara Torsner

Research Associate

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Dr. Lada Trifonova Price

Director of Education for CFOM.

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Upcoming events

Event

Centre for Freedom of the Media begins an online seminar series

Thursday 28 September 2023

3:00pm

Online event

What we do

Journalists cover their mouths outside the BBC’s Broadcasting House at a BBC and CFOM hosted a conference.

Advocacy and impact

CFOM applies its research findings and practical knowledge of the conditions required for free and independent journalism to promote safe and enabling environments for journalists to perform their work of informing the public.

More about our impact

Jackie Harrison and Sara Torsner stood next to a projector screen.

Research projects

CFOM has been involved in a number of projects throughout the years, working with a number of partners to deliver research and events in the area of journalism safety.

More about our projects