Media Freedom

MercoPress: Argentina rates 103 out of 190 countries in institutional quality 2008-05-16

The index (a composite of nine separate indices measuring the rule of law, transparency, accountability, freedom of the press and five different aspects ...

Providence Journal: House OKs bill to destroy criminal records 2008-05-16

íI mean, as much as I like redemption Mr. Speaker, I also have a belief in freedom of the press . I also have a belief in the freedom of information and ...

Variety: Beijing's balancing act with the press 2008-05-16

The idea that the Great Helmsman, who was no fan of press freedom and ruled China with an iron fist, will bear witness to thousands of foreign journalist ...

AllAfrica.com: Sierra Leone: Letter to Information Minister About Closure ... 2008-05-15

"We had hoped the change of government in Sierra Leone would significantly improve the press freedom situation but this incident sends a very negative ...

AllAfrica.com: Senegal: Two Journalists Get Suspended Prison Sentences ... 2008-05-15

Reporters Without Borders defends imprisoned journalists and press freedom throughout the world. It has nine national sections (Austria, Belgium, Canad ...

Sunshine Coast Daily: We do care about the Burmese 2008-05-15

As predicted, the cyclone made landfall in Myanmar on May 2 ë which, by the way, was the eve of World Press Freedom Day. How"s that for tragic co-incidence?

Reporters without borders (press release): Court rejects imprisoned journalist"s petition, returning case ... 2008-05-15

The press freedom organisation added : íWe urge Niger"s authorities not to go ahead with a trial that will just be a sad spectacle with a foregone ...

Reporters without borders (press release): Government orders closure of radio linked to Moqtada al-Sadr 2008-05-15

the worldwide press freedom organisation asked. íWe urge the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, to put and end to this unacceptable pressure and re-open th ...

Asia Sentinel: Two Crusading Journalists Arrested in Vietnam 2008-05-15

In the increasingly lively Vietnamese blogosphere, fellow reporters and bloggers voiced concern that press freedom , already limited, is being eaten away.

Taiwan Journal: Health and press rights must not be jeopardized 2008-05-15

At a conference marking 2008 World Press Freedom Day at UN headquarters in New York May 1, Nguyen said that while Switzerland and the United States grant ...

UNESCO (Communiqués de presse): World Press Freedom Day celebration ended in Quito 2008-05-15

Within the framework of its worldwide programme of activities to commemorate World Press Freedom Day this year, UNESCO, in collaboration with the Social ...

TheChronicleHerald.ca: Dealing with Burma"s junta 2008-05-15

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) said Wednesday the military"s restrictions on press freedom and its failure to fully warn the public about ...

MiamiHerald.com: New president picks too many fights 2008-05-15

Argentina's freedom-of-the-press groups are protesting what they describe as growing intimidation against the media. On the foreign front, Fernández de ...

Arab Times: Grief as Father Amir laid to rest 2008-05-15

í Freedom of the press does not mean disorderly expression of opinions but the exercise of objectivity and truth in dispensing information to others,ì he ...

KHOU: Jury clears Galveston news photographer of interfering with police 2008-05-15

íThis is not a case about freedom of the press ,ì Powell said. í(Adams) was effectively saying, "I have a camera in my hand, and I"m taking picture ...

Houston Chronicle: Jury clears former Galveston photographer 2008-05-15

"This is not a case about freedom of the press ," Powell said. "(Adams) was effectively saying, 'I have a camera in my hand, and I'm taking picture ...

Nazret.com: Zethiopia: The Ethiopian Newspaper to Believe In 2008-05-15

WASHINGTON -- When Dereje Desta left Ethiopia seven years ago, he hoped the United States would afford him the press freedom he lacked as a journalist ...

New Straits Times: Shabery: Free press is the future 2008-05-15

By : Nisha Sabanayagam and Farah Zamira Farush Khan KUALA LUMPUR: Press freedom is the trend of the future as the era of a fully controlled media is no ...

Tucson Weekly: Shameless Self-Promotion 2008-05-15

... County Attorney Andrew Thomas was given the Brick Wall Award--which has been renamed in "honor" of Arpaio--for stonewalling the freedom of the press .

Gulf Times: Plea for freedom of press 2008-05-15

... local media have joined forces demanding that government agencies and the military stop interfering in their work and uphold the freedom of the press .

CPJ Press Freedom Online: Several journalists arrested in Vietnam 2008-05-14

Even though Article 69 of your country"s constitution broadly protects press freedom and freedom of expression, your government has continued to use ...

IFEX: PRESS FREEDOM A CASUALTY IN LATEST CONFLICT 2008-05-14

... while media outlets have been forced to shut down, report IFEX member in Lebanon the Maharat Foundation and other press freedom organisations.

IFEX: CYCLONE'S DEVASTATION AGGRAVATED BY RESTRICTIONS ON INFORMATION 2008-05-14

But Burma has the worst conditions for press freedom and access to information in Southeast Asia. All broadcasting systems are state-owned ...

IFEX: "Prensa Libre" newspaper journalist murdered in Coatepeque ... 2008-05-14

CPJ is a New York-based, independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.

IFEX: Journalist Lydia Cacho receives two international press freedom awards 2008-05-14

On 1 May 2008, in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, Lydia Cacho was awarded the 2008 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

IFEX: "Prensa Libre" newspaper journalist murdered in Coatepeque ... 2008-05-14

CPJ is a New York-based, independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.

Huffington Post: All We Are Saying is Give Peace Your Pants 2008-05-13

Dead bodies were strewn across the nightly news because freedom of the press was not squashed by executive order. Peter Arnett's famous editorial quote ...

Pakistan Dawn: SC warns media against defaming judiciary 2008-05-13

In a packed but tense courtroom, Justice Abbasi observed that Article 19 guaranteed freedom of the press , but did it mean a licence to insult or malign ...

Malay Mail: Parliamentary Sketch > Government ranks caught infriendly fire 2008-05-13

... including Press freedom , legal protection for whistleblowers, and the judiciary (at which point Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, with most unfortunate ...

Slashdot: An Inside Look at the Great Firewall of China 2008-05-13

They (the Chinese) promised all sorts of open access and press freedom as part of the package they pitched while trying to seduce the panel that chooses ...

Malay Mail: Parliamentary Sketch > Government ranks caught infriendly fire 2008-05-13

... including Press freedom , legal protection for whistleblowers, and the judiciary (at which point Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, with most unfortunate ...

pacific: Media Power Vastly Over-rated, But Freedom Essential: Hunter 2008-05-12

All governments of whatever political hue ê whether it be Fiji , Singapore or anywhere else ê believe passionately in freedom of the press .

Bangkok Post: Jakrapob censorship slammed 2008-05-12

''I don't think people can command reporters, who work for the public and press freedom ,'' said ACM Chalit. ''I believe you are working for the good ...

Asia Sentinel: The Press Irritates Malaysia"s Government 2008-05-12

On International Press Freedom Day, which was celebrated on May 3 and a day before the police raided Raja Petra's house, newspaper editors reportedly asked ...

Fiji Times: PINA and Pacnews should be moved from Fiji: says founder 2008-05-12

Mr Lamani made the comment at the World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Honiara on Saturday. He said regional news media must send a clear message against ...

Gorkhapatra: FNJ team calls on Mahara 2008-05-12

The FNJ drew the attention on guaranteeing press freedom in the preamble itself in the new constitution, immediate implementation of the working journalist ...

Jamaica Gleaner: Dangers of pre-trial publicity 2008-05-11

In all of this, I do not wish for one moment to suggest that press freedom should be stifled in any respect. I am mindful of the expansive nature of ...

Awareness Times: Official Statement from the Government of Sierra Leone on the B ... 2008-05-11

By GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE One of the pre-election campaign platforms of the APC is the commitment to freedom of the press and creating an enabling ...

IFEX: Reporters assaulted, threatened at gun point by federal police ... 2008-05-10

CPJ is a New York-based, independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.