Centre for 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 School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the º£½ÇÉçÇø 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 giving a lecture

Professor Jackie Harrison

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

More about Jackie

A profile photograph of William Horsley.

William Horsley

Co-Founder and International Director of CFOM.

More about William

Portrait of Sara Torsner

Dr. Sara Torsner

Research Associate

More about Sara

What we do

Contact us

You can reach out to us via any of the below places:

Website:  
Email: cfom@sheffield.ac.uk
X (Formerly Twitter): CFOMsheff
 

Visit us

The Centre for Freedom of the Media are situated in the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.

The Wave
2 Whitham Rd 
Sheffield 
S10 2AH