Attacks on the Press $30
A comprehensive annual survey of attacks against journalists and news organizations
around the world. Attacks on the
Press in 1997 Attacks on the Press
in 1996 Attacks on the Press
in 1995
Dangerous Assignments Quarterly $35/year
CPJ's newsletter reports on international press conditions and attacks
on the press. Free to members.
Freedom Under the Dragon:
Can Hong Kong's Press Still Breathe Fire? $10
China resumed control over Hong Kong in July 1997. But even before
the handover, Hong Kong's vibrant press began to prepare for the handover.
Asia program coordinator A. Lin Neumann and a variety of Hong Kong watchers
explore press freedom in Hong Kong 100 days after the handover.
The Anatolian Archipelago:
CPJ's Campaign to Free Turkey's Imprisoned Journalists $10
After an intensive media campaign to raise international awareness
of Turkey's woeful press freedom record, CPJ sent a mission to Turkey to
meet with the new prime minister and push for reforms. This report chronicles
CPJ's campaign, the meetings in Turkey, and the aftermath of the mission:
Six freed editors and promises of far-reaching reforms. Includes CPJ's
updated records on Turkey's record number of imprisoned journalists.
Paradoxes in the
Caucasus: A Report on Freedom
of the Media in
Azerbaijan and Armenia $10
Veteran journalist Nicholas Daniloff explores the maze of contradictions
faced by independent journalists in Armenia and Azerbaijan—two Caucasian
republics which must shed the legacy of Soviet-era attitudes and institutions
to reach their goal of democratization.
Clampdown in Addis:
Ethiopia's Journalists at Risk $10
Based on a fact-finding mission to Ethiopia, this comprehensive report
by Africa program coordinator Kakuna Kerina documents how the Ethiopian
government uses provisions of a restrictive press law to limit the news
the independent press may report and to silence opposing viewpoints. Introduction
by Josh Friedman. October 1996
Briefing on Press Freedom in Bosnia and
Herzegovina Before the September 14 Elections $10
A comprehensive review of press freedom violations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
in the run-up to the September 14 national elections. The report also cites
all clauses in the 1995 Dayton peace accords that specifically seek to
protect the freedom of the press. September 1996
Briefing on Press Freedom in Russia Before the Presidential Elections
$10
This report details the numerous murders, attacks, and other difficulties
Russian journalists have endured under President Boris Yeltsin's rule;
highlights potential threats to a free press; and offers background on
the economic hardships of the Russian media that foster a continued dependence
on the government. June 1996
On a Razor's Edge: Local Journalists Targeted by Warring Parties
in Kashmir $10
Based on a fact-finding mission to Kashmir, this report documents how
local journalists are attacked by Indian armed forces and militant separatists
for their reporting on the battle for control of the Indian-held state.
July 1995
Double Jeopardy: Homophobic Attacks on the Press, 1990-1995
$10
A sampling of 21 cases from 14 countries, this report demonstrates
that in nations as politically and culturally disparate as Canada, Russia,
and Zimbabwe, censorship is imposed selectively against gay journalists
and news outlets covering gay issues. October 1995
Silenced: The Unsolved Murders
of Immigrant Journalists in the United States, (1976-1993)
$10
This study of journalists killed in the United States reveals that
when foreign-born journalists are murdered, their cases are rarely solved.
December 1994
Journalists' Survivial Guide: The Former Yugoslavia
$10
This essential booklet provides advice from journalists for journalists
on everything from where to get flak jackets, insurance, and rental cars
to tips on avoiding sniper fire in Sarajevo. It includes a list of phone
numbers for U.N. and other relief agencies in the area, as well as organizations
to call when making travel plans or in case of emergency. November 1994
Don't Force Us to Lie: The Struggle of Chinese Journalists in
the Reform Era $20
A detailed study of the determined efforts of Chinese journalists to
speak and write freely throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, this book
is one of the most comprehensive accounts available of how journalism works
in the world's most populous country. With a foreword by Dan Rather and
contributions by China scholar Anne Thurston. January 1993
In the Censor's Shadow Journalism in Suharto's Indonesia
$10
A comprehensive account of media repression in Indonesia, this report
includes eyewitness accounts by two American reporters of the army massacre
in Dili, East Timor. November 1991
The Soviet Media's Year of Decision $10
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith analyzes the press
in Gorbachev's Soviet Union and events leading up to the attempted coup
of August 1991. This report includes a comprehensive guide to media organizations,
primarily in Russia. September 1991