Nobel Prizewinning economist Joseph Stiglitz released the findings of a new study on the relationship between press freedom and advancing democratic values and economic development at a National Press Club Headliners Coffee and Conversation at on April 17, 2024.

Stiglitz's remarks were followed by a panel discussion of the report with Arturo Herrera Gutierrez, global director for Governance Global Practice in the Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions Practice Group (EFI) Vice Presidency, Governance at the World Bank, and Eliot Minchenberg, Director of Office and UNESCO Representative to the United Nations in New York. The study was part of UNESCO's “World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development” series.