Committee to Protect Journalists - Attacks on the Press tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-02-21T00:08:10Z Movable Type 4.34-en Attacks on the Press in 2011 tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17547 2012-02-22T04:39:14Z 2012-02-21T00:08:10Z Trade and the Internet are turning us into global citizens, but the news we need to ensure accountability is often stopped at national borders. China is ramping up censorship, Iran is jailing dozens of journalists, and Turkey is using nationalist laws to stifle critical reporting. In Mexico criminals are... Committee to Protect Journalists Journalists run for cover during a bombing raid in Ras Lanuf, Libya. (Reuters/Paul Conroy)

Trade and the Internet are turning us into global citizens, but the news we need to ensure accountability is often stopped at national borders. China is ramping up censorship, Iran is jailing dozens of journalists, and Turkey is using nationalist laws to stifle critical reporting. In Mexico criminals are dictating the news, while in Pakistan shadowy agents are attacking investigative reporters. Attacks on the Press analyzes press conditions and documents new dangers in dozens of countries worldwide.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Preface tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17662 2012-02-22T04:38:07Z 2012-02-21T00:30:53Z Technology has democratized news publishing, rattling regimes that see their survival dependent on control of information. Video footage of repression from Burma to Syria to Egypt dramatically illustrates the benefits of Internet platforms and social media. Yet the Arab uprisings of 2011 also demonstrate the urgent need for providers... Committee to Protect Journalists From a crane high above a protest, journalists film crowds in the Yemeni city of Taiz. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Technology has democratized news publishing, rattling regimes that see their survival dependent on control of information. Video footage of repression from Burma to Syria to Egypt dramatically illustrates the benefits of Internet platforms and social media. Yet the Arab uprisings of 2011 also demonstrate the urgent need for providers and users of digital tools to understand the dangers of deploying them in repressive nations. As threats to online journalists grow in scope and frequency, they also underscore CPJ's mandate to be a truly global organization. More journalists need CPJ's help than ever before. By Sandra Mims Rowe

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Abolishing Censorship tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17644 2012-02-22T04:37:01Z 2012-02-21T00:35:44Z Even as trade and new systems of communication turn us into global citizens, the information we need to ensure accountability often stops at national borders. New platforms like social media are valuable tools, but the battle against censorship is hardly over. By Joel Simon... Committee to Protect Journalists Police in Santiago seize a photographer during an anti-government demonstration. (Reuters/Carlos Vera)

Even as trade and new systems of communication turn us into global citizens, the information we need to ensure accountability often stops at national borders. New platforms like social media are valuable tools, but the battle against censorship is hardly over. By Joel Simon

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Regulating the Internet tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17646 2012-02-22T04:36:01Z 2012-02-19T23:33:44Z Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien... Committee to Protect Journalists Thai website editor Chiranuch Premchaiporn faces criminal charges. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)

Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices. By Danny O'Brien

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Fighting Impunity tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17647 2012-02-22T04:35:55Z 2012-02-19T23:35:22Z The global rate of unpunished murders remains stubbornly high at just below 90 percent. Senior officials in the most dangerous countries are finally acknowledging the problem -- the first step in what will be a long, hard battle. By Elisabeth Witchel... Committee to Protect Journalists The global rate of unpunished murders remains stubbornly high at just below 90 percent. Senior officials in the most dangerous countries are finally acknowledging the problem -- the first step in what will be a long, hard battle. By Elisabeth Witchel

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Profiles in Freedom tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17645 2012-02-22T04:35:55Z 2012-02-21T01:37:58Z How does one negotiate the choice to stay and report potentially dangerous news, rather than take a less risky assignment, leave the profession, or flee the country? The recipients of the 2011 International Press Freedom Awards explain. By Kristin Jones... Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ awardee Natalya Radina.

How does one negotiate the choice to stay and report potentially dangerous news, rather than take a less risky assignment, leave the profession, or flee the country? The recipients of the 2011 International Press Freedom Awards explain. By Kristin Jones

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Evolution in Journalist Security tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17648 2012-02-22T04:34:01Z 2012-02-19T23:37:17Z The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth... Committee to Protect Journalists A journalist crouches behind a cement block during clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank. (Reuters/Mohamad Torokman)

The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault, organized crime, and digital vulnerability are also hazards. The security industry is struggling to keep up. By Frank Smyth

]]> Attacks on the Press: Changing Views on Sexual Assault tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17649 2012-02-22T04:33:46Z 2012-02-21T14:52:41Z

The much-publicized assault on Lara Logan put the danger of sexual violence for journalists into the spotlight for the first time. As a result, there is more open discussion between reporters and news managers, but still too few preventative steps. By Lauren Wolfe... Committee to Protect Journalists CBS correspondent Lara Logan moments before she was assaulted in Tahrir Square. (Reuters/CBS)

The much-publicized assault on Lara Logan put the danger of sexual violence for journalists into the spotlight for the first time. As a result, there is more open discussion between reporters and news managers, but still too few preventative steps. By Lauren Wolfe

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Africa tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17549 2012-02-22T04:32:59Z 2012-02-19T23:12:05Z Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Mohamed Keita examines the false choice between development and press freedom, while Tom Rhodes probes an unsolved murder in Kenya that reverberates worldwide.... Committee to Protect Journalists Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Mohamed Keita examines the false choice between development and press freedom, while Tom Rhodes probes an unsolved murder in Kenya that reverberates worldwide.

]]> Attacks on the Press: Development Trumps Freedom tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17651 2012-02-22T04:32:01Z 2012-02-21T01:45:07Z Many African leaders continue to offer a false choice between stability and press freedom. Taking a cue from China, a key investor and model, they stress social stability and development over openness and reform. By Mohamed Keita... Committee to Protect Journalists Civil unrest grips downtown Kampala. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said journalists who covered the protests were 'enemies' of the country's development. (AP/Stephen Wandera)

Many African leaders continue to offer a false choice between stability and press freedom. Taking a cue from China, a key investor and model, they stress social stability and development over openness and reform. By Mohamed Keita

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Killing, Coverup in Kenya tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17681 2012-02-22T04:31:25Z 2012-02-21T01:31:16Z It is not too late for justice for Francis Nyaruri, who was killed in 2009 after he wrote a story on police corruption. The murder comes against a backdrop of widespread extrajudicial killing. By Tom Rhodes with reporting from Clifford Derrick... Committee to Protect Journalists Kenyan police are accused of widespread extrajudicial killings, including the murder of reporter Francis Nyaruri. (AFP/Tony Karumba)

It is not too late for justice for Francis Nyaruri, who was killed in 2009 after he wrote a story on police corruption. The murder comes against a backdrop of widespread extrajudicial killing. By Tom Rhodes with reporting from Clifford Derrick

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Americas tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17640 2012-02-22T04:30:59Z 2012-02-20T22:58:50Z Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Carlos Lauría describes the rise of state media as a powerful propaganda tool. Mike O'Connor exposes Mexico's failed efforts to combat deadly violence against the press.... Committee to Protect Journalists Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Carlos Lauría describes the rise of state media as a powerful propaganda tool. Mike O'Connor exposes Mexico's failed efforts to combat deadly violence against the press.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: State Media As Anti-Media Tool tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17653 2012-02-22T04:30:01Z 2012-02-20T23:11:09Z In some Latin American countries, state-owned media are used not only for propaganda but as platforms to smear critics, including journalists. Some elected leaders have even invested in large multimedia holdings to further their agendas. By Carlos Lauría... Committee to Protect Journalists In some Latin American countries, state-owned media are used not only for propaganda but as platforms to smear critics, including journalists. Some elected leaders have even invested in large multimedia holdings to further their agendas. By Carlos Lauría

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: In Mexico, Silence or Death Remains the Choice tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17654 2012-02-22T04:29:01Z 2012-02-19T21:28:58Z The Mexican president promised to protect a besieged press corps with a federal protection program, a special prosecutor and new legislation making anti-press violence a federal crime. But Felipe Calderón Hinojosa has failed at nearly every turn. By Mike O'Connor... Committee to Protect Journalists Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa pledged action to deter anti-press attacks, but his government has accomplished little. (AP/Marco Ugarte)

The Mexican president promised to protect a besieged press corps with a federal protection program, a special prosecutor and new legislation making anti-press violence a federal crime. But Felipe Calderón Hinojosa has failed at nearly every turn. By Mike O'Connor

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Working in Peril tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17799 2012-02-22T04:28:57Z 2012-02-20T13:48:08Z This video companion to Attacks on the Press recounts the story of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, who works in one of the world's most dangerous places. (3:26) Read the Attacks on the Press 2011 country profile on Mexico.... Committee to Protect Journalists

This video companion to Attacks on the Press recounts the story of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, who works in one of the world's most dangerous places. (3:26)

Read the Attacks on the Press 2011 country profile on Mexico.

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