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 »
Mid-month Media News Round-up
Posted in Bigotry, Censorship, Free Speech, Media News, Press Freedom, Uncategorized on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So far this month at Media Manners we’ve celebrated World Press Freedom Day 2012, examined the U.S. military’s decision to discharge a Marine for anti-Obama Facebook comments and tracked the blooming of a possible new era for journalists in Burma, among other items from the world of news and media. But a few interesting nuggets [...]
Burma’s road to press freedom under construction
Posted in Censorship, Free Speech, Press Freedom, Uncategorized on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Watching Burma slowly uncoil from years of military dictatorship and repression provides a fascinating window into the birth of democratic governance and the difficulty of sustaining legitimate reform. It began with the releasing of political prisoners, then free and fair elections and a new accord with the West. Now comes the fourth estate: The Media. [...]
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 [...]
