Canadian Press: Libyan journalist killed in assault on rebel capital; Al-Jazeera crew arrested in west Libya
Saturday, 19 March 2011, 23:55
"A Libyan journalist who ran a webcast program showing the aftermath of government attacks and commentary on the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi was killed in Saturday's government assault on the rebel capital in the country's east. ……
New York Times: China Tracks Foreign Journalists, Unnerved by Mideast Tumult
Monday, 7 March 2011, 11:49
"On Sunday, about a dozen European and Japanese journalists in Shanghai were herded into an underground bunkerlike room and kept for two hours after they sought to monitor the response to calls on an anonymous Internet site for Chinese citizens to…
FT.com: Silence about the silencing of South Africa’s press
Saturday, 21 August 2010, 09:48
Gideon Rachman: "[A] proposed law in South Africa that would go a long way to muzzling the press … is a major threat to South African democracy. Yet, I have been struck by the almost total silence of the British press on this subject. Papers that devoted acres of space to the success of the World Cup cannot be bothered to follow up with a report of what’s going on in South Africa now."
The Australian: Bloggers of the world, let’s shop!
Saturday, 23 August 2008, 07:44
Online culture is thriving in almost every country I visited. The exception is Cuba … Most bloggers prefer to protest privately, anonymously or not at all … Despite their relatively small numbers and the penalties they attract, dissenting bloggers are playing havoc with the established order. According to Human Rights Watch researcher Elijah Zarwan, "bloggers have succeeded in doing something that years of standing on the street corner and shouting 'No to torture' or 'No to the interior ministry' has never managed to accomplish": putting these issues on the public agenda."
FT.com: Attack on journalists puts China under fire
Saturday, 26 July 2008, 09:15
"China suffered a potentially heavy public relations blow yesterday ahead of the Olympics after police were caught on camera manhand-ling Hong Kong journalists."
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 23:19
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World Press Freedom Day at the Frontline Club. Motion: "New Media Is Killing Journalism". The speakers, according to an ad in The Journalist include: Andrew Keen, Simon Kelner, Nick Davies.
Saturday, 15 March 2008, 12:15
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Reporters Without Borders accused the UNESCO of yielding to pressure from some of the 15 member countries on [its list of "Internet Enemies"] by dropping its backing for the event.
Wednesday, 2 January 2008, 14:07
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Roy Greenslade’s radio documentary series on the freedom of press, including one part about "how the content on mainstream news websites compares to content written in blogs."
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 10:51
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"In a ruling welcomed as a victory for freedom of the press, [the ECHR] has awarded damages to an investigative journalist whose home was raided and computers confiscated after he published reports alleging fraud within the European Union."
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 08:06
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"Yahoo on Tuesday reached an out-of-court settlement with the families of two Chinese journalists who were jailed in their home country after the internet company identified their online activities to the authorities."
Monday, 12 November 2007, 08:15
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"China’s muzzled press and burgeoning Internet have given citizen reporters an audience and an opportunity — however fleeting — to spread news quicker than government censors can control it."
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 18:05
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"Bloggers are now finding themselves prey to censorship from repressive governments as much as journalists in traditional media, a [RSF] report says."
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 16:56
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"The impunity project received a boost Sunday … as the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation presented $2.5 million to extend the program and broaden its reach to include judges, increasingly under threat in Latin America."
Sunday, 14 October 2007, 10:32
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"Myanmar’s ruling generals have restored public Internet access, more than two weeks after cutting Web connections to stem the flow of images of mass protests and a ruthless crackdown that outraged the world."
