The first speech

Reporters Without Borders has launched a campaign showing how newly elected world leaders have championed democracy – before stamping it out. The German branch of Reporters Without Borders, which investigates and advocates for media freedoms, is marking its 30th anniversary with a campaign underscoring the value of free speech in the press. Created by Innocean Berlin, the campaign revolves around three films directed by Giordano Maestrelli featuring impassioned speeches given by newly elected world leaders, in which they champion democracy and freedom.