Committee to Protect Journalists

Freedom of the Press in Danger Across the Globe

Rep. Adam Schiff | Posted 05.03.2012

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Journalists put their lives on the line every day to bring us news from across the globe. Today is a day in which we celebrate the indispensable role played by journalists in exposing abuses of power and putting themselves in harm's way.

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The Ten Most Censored Countries In The World

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.02.2012

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By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator One big reason for the Internet's success is its role as a universal standard, interoperable across...

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Is Tunisia's Post-Revolution Media Freedom Slipping?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.21.2012

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On a post-revolution visit to Tunis, I was struck by the changes and how one could actually access the Internet, tweet, blog and get news of the outside world. But

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In Journalist Murders, Brazil, Pakistan, India Fail Crucial Test

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 04.17.2012

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By Elisabeth Witchel/CPJ Consultant Brazil, Pakistan, and India--three nations with high numbers of unsolved journalist murders--failed an imp...

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How To Stop Rumors In China: Stop Censorship

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.29.2012

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By Madeline Earp/CPJ Senior Asia Research Associate The sacking of Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai has sparked some entertaining gossip this ...

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With Coup, Quiet #Mali Generates Noise On Twitter

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.29.2012

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By Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Yesterday, while reporting on breaking news in Mali from studios in Atlanta, CNN Wire Newsdesk...

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Corruption A No-Go Zone For South Sudan's Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 04.16.2012

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By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Consultant Last week, South Sudan's ruling party secretary-general, Pagan Amum, won an important cou...

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Defining Who Is A Journalist, Mexican Style

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 04.16.2012

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By Danny O'Brien/CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator This month, the Mexican Senate approved an amendment to the country's constitution ...

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Four Years On, Wife Calls For Tibetan Filmmaker's Release

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.29.2012

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By Madeline Earp/CPJ Senior Asia Research Associate Lhamo Tso has not spoken to her husband Dhondup Wangchen since March 17, 2008. She, t...

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Amid Sri Lankan Denial, Threats Rise For Journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.26.2012

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By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator In the wake of the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution calling for an investigation into Sri Lanka's ...

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Journalists In War Zones To Get Medical Training

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.20.2012

NEW YORK -- Tim Hetherington didn't have to die in Libya. It's that belief that has led Sebastian Junger, a close friend and colleague of the awar...

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Committee To Protect Journalists' Report: Journalists Killed On Dangerous Assignments Reached Record-High In 2011

Posted 12.20.2011

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The number of journalists who died on dangerous assignments reached their highest level on record in 2011, according to the Committee to Protect Journ...

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Pakistan Now Worst Killing-Field for Journalists

David Tereshchuk | Posted 02.15.2012

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Given Pakistan's fractious state, and its inevitably blurred divisions between journalism and political activity (and even sometimes militia affiliations) we can probably expect the record to get worse among local journalists.

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Number Of Journalists Imprisoned Spikes

Posted 12.08.2011

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The number of imprisoned journalists around the world is its highest since the mid-1990s, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That...

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Committee To Protect Journalists' Annual International Press Freedom Awards

Posted 11.23.2011

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Last night, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) honored four brave individuals from Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan for their fearless re...

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Dan Rather, Brave Journalists Receive Major Award

AP | ANITA SNOW | Posted 12.05.2011

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NEW YORK — The Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday it has chosen four journalists for its 2011 International Press Freedom Awards, a...

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Egyptian Activists See Hypocrisy In BART Shutdown, London Riots

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 10.16.2011

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The Egyptian activists are calling it "muBARTak." When authorities from Bay Area Rapid Transit decided, last week, to cut off cell phone service in...

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WATCH: Sexually Assaulted Journalists Speak Out

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 08.08.2011

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The Committee to Protect Journalists has released a report about what it calls "the silencing crime": sexual assault against journalists. The issue...

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IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.05.2011

A session about emerging online threats to journalists zeroed in on how repressive regimes exercise cyber censorship, surveillance and other forms of control.

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The Deadliest Countries In The World For Journalists

Posted 08.01.2011

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On Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists released its annual "Impunity Index" of the deadliest countries for journalists. In the words of th...

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Google Launches YouTube Channel Dedicated To Fallen Journalists

Posted 07.17.2011

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Google announced Monday that, in collaboration with the Newseum, it will launch the Journalists Memorial Channel on YouTube. Google said on its blog t...

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16 Journalists Still Detained Or Missing In Libya

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.27.2011

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NEW YORK — Sixteen journalists covering the conflict in Libya are reported missing or detained by authorities in the North African country. Thre...

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Libyan Media March to Beat of a Different Drummer

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Female Foreign Correspondents' Code Of Silence, Finally Broken

ProPublica | Kim Barker | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Kim Barker, ProPublica Feb. 19, 2011, 4:39 p.m This piece was co-published in the New York Times. Thousands of men blocked the road, surroundi...

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The Fall of Mubarak

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Politics, Mubarak, Egypt Protests, Middle East, Bianca Jagger, Wikileaks, Jordan, Facebook, Sweden, Human Rights Watch ABC, Tunisia, Bbc, Yemen, Twitter, Muhammad Alzery, Time Magazine, Fareed Zakaria, Reuters, Amnesty International, Omar Suleiman, Wael Ghonim, Cnn, Noam Chomsky Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Youtube, Committee to Protect Journalists, Algeria, Ahmed Agiza, World News

All Egyptians must be allowed to participate in shaping their future. The pro-democracy protesters of Egypt have succeeded in ousting Mubarak, but the struggle is not over and there is a long way to go.

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