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CPJ ENSURES THE FREE FLOW OF NEWS AND COMMENTARY BY TAKING ACTION WHEREVER JOURNALISTS ARE ATTACKED, IMPRISONED, KILLED, KIDNAPPED, THREATENED, CENSORED, OR HARASSED. HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS ARE KILLED, HARASSED, OR IMPRISONED EVERY YEAR. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, CPJ HAS ADVOCATED FOR THEIR RELEASE, FOR JUSTICE AND FOR FREEDOM. 0 0 9896019 1291904 SINCE 1981, CPJ HAS DEFENDED THE RIGHT OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT THE NEWS SAFELY AND FREELY WORLDWIDE. OUR ORGANIZATION COMPRISES JOURNALISTS AND ADVOCATES WHO USE JOURNALISM TO EXPOSE AND ADVOCATE ON A BROAD RANGE OF VIOLATIONS. WE FOCUS ON REDUCING THE NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS IN PRISON, FIGHTING AGAINST INJUSTICE, AND BATTLING CENSORSHIP AND REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION THAT GOVERNS OUR WORLD'S INCREASINGLY COMPLEX INFORMATION LANDSCAPE. WE DOCUMENT VIOLATIONS AND MEET WITH GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO PUSH FOR CHANGE, SECURE CONVICTIONS IN MURDERS, AND FREE JAILED JOURNALISTS. OUR REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION INFORM AND EMPOWER OUR ADVOCACY. 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WE ARE UNIQUE IN OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE GOVERNMENT LEADERS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, AS WELL AS MOBILIZE THE MEDIA TO SUPPORT THE PRESS. OUR ADVOCACY TEAM LEADS OR COORDINATES STRATEGIC EFFORTS AND IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS THAT WEAVE CASES INTO THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES. THE TEAM ENGAGES WITH POLICYMAKERS AND LEADERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND THE UNITED NATIONS, AMONG OTHER ENTITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, THEY INJECT OUR REPORTING INTO MULTILATERAL SYSTEMS AND MECHANISMS THAT CHAMPION PRESS FREEDOM, PROTECT JOURNALISTS, AND HELP DELIVER JUSTICE. OUR EMERGENCIES TEAM PROVIDES PRE-EMPTIVE, TAILORED TOOLS AND RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS UNDER THREAT ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE TEAM IS A PILLAR OF ASSISTANCE FOR JOURNALISTS FORCED TO FLEE FOR THEIR SAFETY AND PROVIDES TRAINING, CONSULTATIONS, AND GUIDANCE TO PREVENT DEATHS, DETENTIONS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND OTHER DANGERS. CPJ'S VAST INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ALLOW FOR JOINT ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS WITH GROUPS LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, ARTICLE 19, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, FREE PRESS UNLIMITED, AND REPORTERS SANS FRONTIRES. CPJ IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF IFEX, AN ORGANIZATION OF 100 GLOBAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION GROUPS. CPJ IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CONSULTATIVE NETWORK FOR THE MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION (MFC), A GROUP OF 52 COUNTRIES COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS. AS SUCH, CPJ WORKS WITH THE MFC TO DEFEND SPECIFIC JOURNALISTS AND PARTICIPATES IN DIPLOMATIC NETWORKS TO PROTECT THE MEDIA. CPJ IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER AND CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE IN THE GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE (GNI), AN ALLIANCE OF ACADEMICS, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMPANIES, AND INVESTORS THAT PROMOTE AND ADVANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRIVACY RIGHTS ACROSS THE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM. CPJ'S TECH ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES MEETING WITH GOVERNMENTS AS PART OF AN INFORMAL NETWORK WORKING TO STOP THE USE OF SPYWARE TO TARGET JOURNALISTS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PART OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO ENSURE THE PERSPECTIVE AND VOICE OF THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES ARE ALWAYS IN OUR WORK. IN RECENT YEARS, CPJ HAS RECORDED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF JAILED JOURNALISTS SINCE THE EARLY 1990S. ON DECEMBER 1, 2024, CPJ RESEARCH DETERMINED A TOTAL OF 361 JOURNALISTS WERE BEHIND BARS WORLDWIDE, THE SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THE GLOBAL RECORD SET IN 2022, WHEN CPJ DOCUMENTED AT LEAST 370 IMPRISONED IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR WORK. BUT THIS IS WHY CPJ'S WORK IS SO IMPORTANT. WE DOCUMENT EACH IMPRISONMENT AND ADVOCATE AROUND IT. WE CARRY OUT CAMPAIGNS AND RAISE INDIVIDUAL CASES IN MEETINGS WITH RELEVANT LEADERS. AND OUR IMPACT IS GLOBAL: IN 2024, CPJ RECORDED AT LEAST 90 RELEASES OF DETAINED JOURNALISTS AND WAS INVOLVED VIA OUR REPORTING, JOURNALIST ASSISTANCE, AND/OR ADVOCACY IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE CASES. IN 2024, CPJ ALSO CONTINUED PUBLIC CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY TO DEMAND THE RELEASE OF JOURNALIST JOS RUBN ZAMORA, A FORMER CPJ AWARDEE IMPRISONED IN GUATEMALA ON POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CHARGES. IN ANOTHER CRITICAL CASE, CPJ ALSO MOBILIZED SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED PUBLISHER AND FORMER AWARDEE JIMMY LAI, WHO FACES A POTENTIAL LIFE SENTENCE IN HONG KONG. CPJ ORGANIZED MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND BRUSSELS, COMPLEMENTED BY SUSTAINED MEDIA COVERAGE TO EXERT PUBLIC PRESSURE. CPJ HAS CARRIED OUT A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE IN JOURNALIST MURDERS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. WE REPORT ON EACH CASE, MEET WITH LEADERS, AND CAMPAIGN FOR CONVICTIONS. WE PUBLISH AN ANNUAL GLOBAL IMPUNITY INDEX, WHICH SPOTLIGHTS COUNTRIES WHERE JOURNALISTS ARE MURDERED AND THEIR KILLERS GO FREE. CPJ'S 2024 IMPUNITY INDEX FOUND THAT OVER THE 10-YEAR REPORTING PERIOD COVERED, WHERE 241 KILLINGS OCCURRED AND THERE WAS CLEAR EVIDENCE THE MURDERS WERE DIRECTLY LINKED TO A PERSON'S WORK, LESS THAN 4% OF THOSE MURDERED ACHIEVED FULL JUSTICE. CPJ'S DATA SHOWS THAT FACTORS LIKE INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION, AND CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT CAN PLAY INSTRUMENTAL ROLES IN SECURING THAT PUNISHMENT. IN 2024, CPJ DOCUMENTED THE DEADLIEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS IN ITS HISTORYAT LEAST 124 JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS WERE KILLED ACROSS 18 COUNTRIES, REFLECTING SURGING LEVELS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT, POLITICAL UNREST, AND CRIMINALITY WORLDWIDE. CPJ'S EMERGENCIES TEAM, FORMED IN 2016, HELPS TO KEEP JOURNALISTS SAFER ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE TEAM DISSEMINATES PRACTICAL ADVICE TO JOURNALISTS AND, DURING HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS, WORKS WITH SECURITY EXPERTS TO PROVIDE TACTICAL INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO JOURNALISTS. THE TEAM ALSO OFFERS FINANCIAL GRANTS TO JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT RELATED TO THEIR JOURNALISTIC WORK, INCLUDING FOR RELOCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL COSTS, PRISON SUPPORT, AND LEGAL FEES. IN 2024, 850 JOURNALISTS RECEIVED A COMBINED $1 MILLION IN FINANCIAL GRANTS FROM CPJ'S GENE ROBERTS EMERGENCY FUND. OVERALL, CPJ DRASTICALLY STEPPED UP ITS ASSISTANCE WORK LAST YEAR, HELPING AN UNPRECEDENTED 3,877 JOURNALISTS IN AT LEAST 66 COUNTRIES WITH FINANCIAL GRANTS, SAFETY TRAINING, ASSISTANCE PROJECTS, AND OTHER KINDS OF SUPPORT AMID RISING THREATS TO THE MEDIA AND DECLINING PRESS FREEDOM. LAST YEAR, CPJ HELPED TO HOST THREE ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY 160 UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS, WHO LEARNED HOW TO PREVENT BURNOUT WHEN WORKING IN A WAR ZONE, HOW TO REMAIN CALM WHILE REPORTING DURING AIR RAIDS AND EXPLOSIONS, AND HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY UNDER SHELLING. AHEAD OF THE 2024 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CPJ TRAINED MORE THAN 740 JOURNALISTS REPORTING ON THE U.S. ON PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL SAFETY AND PROVIDED U.S.-BASED JOURNALISTS WITH RESILIENCY AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS ADVICE THROUGH A SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. TO ENSURE THAT JOURNALISTS WERE AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE, CPJ REISSUED ITS LEGAL RIGHTS GUIDE FOR U.S.-BASED JOURNALISTS AND DISTRIBUTED AN UPDATED ELECTION SAFETY KIT. LAST YEAR, CPJ PROVIDED A RECORD 53 JOURNALISTS WITH PRISON SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A FINANCIAL GRANT TO HELP THEM ACCESS BASIC NECESSITIES BEHIND BARS, LIKE FOOD, WATER, AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS. RECIPIENTS INCLUDED JOURNALISTS JAILED IN MYANMAR, IRAN, AZERBAIJAN, AND CAMEROON. FOR THE FIRST TIME, CPJ WAS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ALMOST EVERY IMPRISONED JOURNALIST IN BELARUS. WHEN CPJ WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF U.S. JOURNALISTS MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, IT WAS TO DEFEND THEIR INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES WHO WERE AT RISK. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE USED EVERY TOOL OF JOURNALISM TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION, FROM NEWS ALERTS TO SPECIAL REPORTS, TO DOCUMENTARIES, TO SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN UNPARALLELED REPUTATION FOR THE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF OUR REPORTING, THE QUALITY OF OUR DATA, AND OUR ABILITY TO OFFER INFORMED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDUCT IMPACTFUL ADVOCACY. OUR REPORTING INFLUENCES POLITICAL, NEWS, AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS, DRIVES COVERAGE IN THE MEDIA, AND SHAPES PUBLIC DISCOURSE THAT LEADS TO CHANGE. BY ENSURING JOURNALISTS CAN REPORT THE NEWS FREELY, CPJ DEFENDS THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE GLOBALLY TO ACCESS THE CRITICAL INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES AND TO HOLD DECISION-MAKERS ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN A COUNTRY'S JOURNALISTS ARE SILENCED, ITS PEOPLE ARE SILENCED. BY PROTECTING JOURNALISTS, CPJ PROTECTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND DEMOCRACY. FORM 990, PT III, LINE 4A A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT TO PROTECT PRESS FREEDOM, CPJ HAS BEEN HONORED WITH VARIOUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF UKRAINE'S CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, IN RECOGNITION OF CPJ'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMBATTLED UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS. SIMILARLY, CPJ AND LAW FIRM ALLEN & OVERY WON THE TRUSTLAW IMPACT AWARD FOR DEVELOPING A "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING PROTESTS IN THE US. THE GUIDE FILLED A GAP IN THE SAFETY INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOURNALISTS IN THE U.S. AND HAS BEEN SHARED BY CPJ WITH JOURNALISTS AND NEWSROOMS AHEAD OF SEVERAL PLANNED PROTESTS FOLLOWING THE SUMMER OF 2020. CPJ CONTINUED ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AS A MEMBER OF THE MEDIA FREEDOM COALITION (MFC) CONSULTATIVE NETWORK, FILING SEVERAL CASES OF CONCERN, AMONGST OTHER ACTIVITIES. CPJ ALSO REMAINED AN ACCREDITED CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANT IN THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, WHERE OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED LEADING SUBMISSIONS ON UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW IN RESPECT OF ANGOLA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ETHIOPIA, GUINEA-BISSAU, KYRGYZSTAN, AND LIBYA, AS WELL AS JOINTLY SUBMITTING NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD CHAIR AND FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND PROVIDES ANY EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD-APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EVERY OTHER YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING THEM ON ITS WEBSITE AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,462,192. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 71,903. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 100,005. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,634,100.