The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015 calls on countries to begin efforts to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the next 15 years. The Agenda addresses the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, as well as important aspects related to peace, justice and effective institutions. SDG 16 aims at promoting peaceful and inclusive societies as well as public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This new commitment has transformative implications for the free flow of information and independent media development worldwide. Overall, this lecture aims to discuss on the role of journalism and media for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. What impact the media and the new internet tools for communication such as Facebook and Twitter have in the achievement of the SDGs? How governments can communicate better the new goals and challenges as well as their achievements? What efforts do countries have to do in order to improve the access to public information?