An independent news magazine in Burma will not have to reveal the identity of its anonymous journalist(s), who recently reported on corruption within government ministries, during a defamation suit thanks to a favorable court ruling. As political reform has swept the country also known as Myanmar in the last 18 months, a near-universal media blackout [...]
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Has Burma just instituted a shield law for journalists?
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Human Rights, Press Freedom, Uncategorized on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Teaching the Arab World the Meaning of Free Speech
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Human Rights, Islamism, Media News, Press Freedom, Uncategorized on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A well-reported story in today’s New York Times details the struggles faced by Palestinian journalists, many of whom have been jailed for their work exposing political corruption and persecution. Palestinian authorities (freely elected, mind you) have clamped down on journalists in the wake of the Arab Spring, increasing Internet censorship and locking up critics. There [...]
World Press Freedom Day 2012
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Human Rights, Media News, Press Freedom, Uncategorized on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today is World Press Freedom Day, a time to reflect on the power and importance of journalism across the globe. “World Press Freedom Day was enacted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1993 to assess the worldwide state of media freedom and pay tribute to journalists who have died in the line of duty,” Voice [...]
When will the Chinese Spring come?
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Press Freedom on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The sensational story of Chen Guangcheng took an even stranger turn today when the Chinese human rights activist walked out of the American Embassy in Beijing after holing up there for six days following a daring and dramatic escape from house arrest. Initial reports indicated that Chen had left the embassy today after Chinese politburo officials [...]
Around the World: Press Freedom in the News
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Human Rights, Media News, News Entertainment, Press Freedom on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another month has passed and that means it’s time to travel around the world in search of news about press freedom. First stop: Paris. That’s where we find newspaper Le Monde, arguably the New York Times of France, filing suit against French president Nicolas Sarkozy for the unlawful use of government intelligence services to identify [...]
