Reporters Without Borders

Will Press Become a Hot Mess?

Nedda Alammar | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Social Media, Reporters Without Borders, Twitter, Arab Spring, Middle East, United Nations, Youtube, Media, Facebook, Iraq, Al Jazeera, Syria, Social Networking, Free Press, Media News

Yes, now we can get information in all sorts of ways. But I have to wonder, is information enough?

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Journalists Being Killed At 'Astonishing Pace'

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.04.2012

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders condemned the "astonishing pace" at which journalists are being attacked...

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Freedom of the Press in Danger Across the Globe

Rep. Adam Schiff | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom, World Press Freedom Day, Committee to Protect Journalists, Foreign Affairs, Syria, Media News

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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Is Tunisia's Post-Revolution Media Freedom Slipping?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Instance Nationale Pour La Reforme De L?Information Et De La Communication (INRIC), Zine El Abdine Ben Ali, Tunisia, Arab Free Press Forum, Nessma TV, Unesco, Jabeur Mejri, Reporters Without Borders, Media Freedom, Emna Ben Jemaa, Slim Amamou, World Press Freedom Day, Ghazi Beji, Committee to Protect Journalists, Kamel Labidi, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), Sami Ben Gharbiya, Nawaat, World News

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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Global Media Watchdog Groups Issues 'Enemies Of Internet' List

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

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PARIS (AP) — The Arab Spring is changing the face of Internet freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders, which released its latest "Enemies of...

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In Year of Uprisings, Reporters Brave Crackdowns from Wall St. to Tahrir Square

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Egypt Protests, Reporters Without Borders, Social Media, Corporate Media, Free Speech, Tahrir Square, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Reporters, Media, #Occupywallstreet, Journalism, Occupy Movement, Blogging, Syria, Media News

You wouldn't think handling a notebook or a camera could be a hazardous line of work. But according to the latest global Press Freedom Index, abuse and oppression of reporters has made journalism an increasingly risky job in many countries.

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Governance, Internet and Free Speech

Jean-François Julliard | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Internet, Net Neutrality, Internet Governance Forum, Reporters Without Borders, Free Speech, Technology News

One workshop is dedicated to defining the fundamental values that inform Internet policy-makers and Internet governance arrangements. Here are some tips from Reporters Without Borders on what should be underscored, and why it matters.

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Democratic Opening in Bahrain Needs Release of All Prisoners of Conscience

Jean-François Julliard | Posted 11.06.2011

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The international community must press Bahrain to drop all charges still pending against prisoners of conscience and to quash the sentences of those that have been convicted.

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Le Petit Palais: Reporters Sans Frontieres

Kate Gibbs | Posted 07.29.2011

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Reporters sans Frontieres, the Musee du Petit Palais hosted an exhibition of 100 photos dedicated to two of the great names in French photojournalism: Pierre and Alexandra Boulat.

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Rachid Nini: Islam And the Case For Human Rights

Umar Akbar Ahmed | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Islam, Arab Journalism, Reporters Without Borders, Freedom of Speech, Rachid Nini, Al-Massae, Equal Justice for Muslims, Human Rights, Kidnapped Journalist, Morocco, Freedom of Press, Arab Spring, Religion News

The winds of change are blowing in the Middle East. People throughout the Muslim world want accountability, free press, democracy and jobs. But above all, they want basic human dignity.

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10 Years of Impunity Against Journalists in Pakistan

Jean-François Julliard | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Journalists, Reporters, Syed Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan, Reporters Without Borders, World News

Since then, 41 local reporters have been killed in Pakistan. Since then, Pakistani authorities have not taken steps to bring the truth to light in any of the cases of murdered journalists. There is no justice for those journalists.

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Without Freedom of Expression, the Egyptian Revolution Wouldn't be Complete

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 08.15.2011

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As much as one would like to end the story by saying "...and the people of Egypt lived happily ever after", it might just be too premature to say so.

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When Academic Administrators Lose Their Moral Compass

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Butler University, Reporters Without Borders, Aaup, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Academic Freedom, Bill Watts, Slapp, Aclu, Fire, American Association of University Professors, College News

Bill Watts, associate professor of English at Butler University, has just published a compelling and cautionary account of what can happen when univer...

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Press Freedom Under Fire in Europe

Jean-François Julliard | Posted 07.03.2011

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The fight for press freedom in Europe is more urgent than ever. If Europe cannot live up to press freedom at home, how could the EU, with credibility, criticize totalitarian regimes around the world?

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Egyptian Media Purges Continue, Critics Call for Total Overhaul

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 06.07.2011

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The ax is falling and heads are rolling in Egyptian media to rid once stodgy state-run organizations of deadwood noted for hampering professional and balanced news reporting.

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Libyan Media March to Beat of a Different Drummer

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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2010 Press Freedom Index (PHOTOS): Reporters Without Borders Survey Results

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Reporters Without Borders, Print Media, Freedom of the Press, 2010 Press Freedom Index, Journalism, Media, Slidepollajax, European Union, Press Freedom, Finland, Broadcast Media, Newspapers, Reporters, World News

Northern Europe remains a beacon for journalists around the world, with its countries firmly ranked in the top five nations providing the highest leve...

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One Year After Coup, Honduras Still in Crisis; Is the US Enabling?

Jeremy Kryt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reporters Without Borders, Human Rights, Central America, Manuel Zelaya, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, Honduras, Civil Rights, World News

A year after a military coup toppled the democratically-elected government, a "horrifying" human rights crisis continues amidst economic and environmental decay. Is the U.S. enabling this repression with taxpayer dollars?

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40 'Predators Of The Press' Named By Reporters Without Borders

AP | Laurent Houssay | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders on Monday put Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao on it...

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Opportunity for Justice in Africa's Last Colony

Barbara Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Reporters Without Borders, United Nations Security Council, Africa, Peace, Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Kennedy, Aminatou Haidar, Western Sahara, Amnesty International, World News, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, MINURSO, State Department, World News

Moroccan authorities continue to subject Sahrawi people who openly advocate self-determination or denounce Moroccan human rights violations to various forms of repression.

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Reporter's Notebook: Breaking the Gag

Mya Guarnieri | Posted 05.25.2011

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Somewhere in Europe, Sonya Mousa is breathing a sigh of relief. Or so I'm guessing. I've never met or spoken with Sonya Mousa. But, last week when I...

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Congo: Time to Send in the Clowns?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Congolese president Joseph Kabila paved the way for a troupe of Spanish Clowns, while thugs and militia rule the Kivus and truth-seeking journalist are threatened.

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Defending Evironmental Journalists From Attacks

rsf.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Reporters Without Borders, Environmental Journalists, Green News

In many countries, journalists who specialise in covering environmental issues are on the front line of a new war. Their work poses a threat to many c...

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Christian Poveda: French Filmmaker Killed In El Salvador; 1 Arrested

AP | MARCOS ALEMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A French filmmaker who spent years documenting the brutality and desperation of a Salvadoran street gang has been fo...

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"Just Add Me": Saudi Information Minister Embraces Social Networking

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, Twitter, Queen Rania, Social Networking, Iran Election, Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Abdullah, Iran, Facebook, Journalism, World News, World News

A typical Saudi information minister would usually seek to block or censor these types of networks where information could flow freely, rather than joining them.

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