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Reporters Without Borders Releases Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders today released its 2014 World Press Freedom Index, spotlighting major declines in media freedom in such varied countries as the United States, Central African Republic, and...
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Masked Gunmen Seize Crimean Investigative Journalism Center
As Russian troops streamed into Crimea, Ukraine, yesterday, masked gunmen broke into and seized the office of the Crimean Center for Investigative Journalism in the region’s capital, Simferopol. The...
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Ukraine: Amid Attacks, Crimea Center Returns, New Sites Archived
On March 2, the Crimean Center for Investigative Journalism office was seized by a group of 30 vigilantes. We have several reports on Ukraine today. First, some good news: GIJN’s member in Crimea, the...
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Global Press Freedom Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade
Freedom House is out with its annual look at global press freedom, and the news is pretty grim: press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade. Behind the decline were major losses...
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Events in 100 Countries Mark World Press Freedom Day
Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay...
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RSF’s Press Freedom Index: A Growing Paranoia of Journalism
The latest World Press Freedom Index by Reporters without Borders (RSF) is out, ranking 180 countries based on pluralism, media independence, legal protection, and journalist safety. The news, as you...
View ArticleGlobal Press Freedom Plunges to 12-Year Low
Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal, and terrorist forces sought to co-opt or silence the media in their broader struggle for power, according...
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Khadija Ismayilova Freed from Azerbaijan Prison
Khadija Ismayilova walks out of prison on May 25, 2016, after spending 1-1/2 years behind bars on unjust charges. (Photo: Meydan TV) Journalist Khadija Ismayilova was set free after her final appeal...
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Freedom of Expression: Asia Pacific Round-Up
F Delventhal (Via Flickr) Civil society groups have been having a tough time in Cambodia. On 10 July 2016, Cambodian activist and political commentator Kem Ley was shot dead in Phnom Penh, the attack...
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Independent Media in Asian Democracies Battle Internet Rules
In a 24-hour news cycle where scoops sell and trending thrives, Slow News is veering away from the viral. The Seoul-based online news organization aspires to deliver news “slowly but more deeply.”...
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Protecting Journalists Who Cover Corruption: Good For The Bottom Line
Corruption is one of the most dangerous beats for journalists, and one of the most important for holding those in power to account. There is growing international recognition that corruption is also...
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Washington Post Editor Baron’s Message to Journalists in Trump Era
The second-annual Hitchens Prize—honoring the memory and legacy of the late Vanity Fair contributing editor and columnist Christopher Hitchens—was given to Marty Baron, executive editor of The...
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GIJN’s Top Stories of 2016
What a year… We’ve been Trumped and Brexited, blitzed by bogus news, and fighting to protect good journalism pretty much everywhere. But there were flashes of hope and better days. The Spotlight movie...
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GIJN Joins Calls for End to Harassment of Premium Times by Nigerian Military
The Global Investigative Journalism Network is calling on Nigerian authorities to immediately drop all charges against the publisher and a reporter for the investigative news site Premium Times. In a...
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Freedom of Expression: Asia Pacific Round-Up
F Delventhal (Via Flickr) Civil society groups have been having a tough time in Cambodia. On 10 July 2016, Cambodian activist and political commentator Kem Ley was shot dead in Phnom Penh, the attack...
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Independent Media in Asian Democracies Battle Internet Rules
In a 24-hour news cycle where scoops sell and trending thrives, Slow News is veering away from the viral. The Seoul-based online news organization aspires to deliver news “slowly but more deeply.”...
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Protecting Journalists Who Cover Corruption: Good For The Bottom Line
Corruption is one of the most dangerous beats for journalists, and one of the most important for holding those in power to account. There is growing international recognition that corruption is also...
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Washington Post Editor Baron’s Message to Journalists in Trump Era
The second-annual Hitchens Prize—honoring the memory and legacy of the late Vanity Fair contributing editor and columnist Christopher Hitchens—was given to Marty Baron, executive editor of The...
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GIJN’s Top Stories of 2016
What a year… We’ve been Trumped and Brexited, blitzed by bogus news, and fighting to protect good journalism pretty much everywhere. But there were flashes of hope and better days. The Spotlight movie...
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GIJN Joins Calls for End to Harassment of Premium Times by Nigerian Military
The Global Investigative Journalism Network is calling on Nigerian authorities to immediately drop all charges against the publisher and a reporter for the investigative news site Premium Times. In a...
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