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In the EU, some countries appear more immune than others to scrutiny and reproach. Anti-terror laws, political and economic concerns, and a lack of common standards all challenge the credibility of the EU's diplomacy. By Jean-Paul Marthoz
Committee to Protect Journalists
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Attacks on the Press
| Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, OSCE, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK
Attacks on the Press
| Burma, Burundi, Central Asia, China, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Lithuania, OSCE, Philippines, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Vietnam
by Ann Cooper
With its myriad dangers and devastating death toll, Iraq remained the worst place to practice journalism throughout 2004, and one of the most dangerous media assignments in recent history. Twenty-three journalists and 16 media support workers were killed on the job in Iraq during the year. An insurgent kidnapping campaign also posed severe threats--at least 22 journalists were abducted, and one of them was executed by his captors.
Reports
| Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, Mexico, OSCE, Panama, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Venezuela
Criminal defamation cases and news documented by CPJ
Acceptance Speech by Ann Cooper
ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS WHO FOUNDED THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY AGO, I THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT HONOR.
THIS PRIZE COMES AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT FOR GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM—A TIME WHEN MANY GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, INCREASINGLY CITE THE WAR ON TERRORISM AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR CURBING FREE MEDIA AND FREE EXPRESSION.
CPJ documents Milesovic's attempts to throttle the independent media. Including breaking news, bulletins, and background.
Background
Text of Serbian Information Law
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Background
Text of Serbian Information Law
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When is official control of the press necessary? Never, say U.S. press freedom advocates. But in Kosovo, many local journalists support a new regulatory board designed to censor hate speech.
There are two views of the press in Armenia today. The first holds that
the press is entirely free to report as it chooses. The second is that
the press is irresponsible. One thing is certain: In the absence of
censorship, Armenian officials resort to verbal pressure and sometimes
physical retribution, to knock journalists into line.
The collapse of Soviet-style journalism has brought a new type of
writer to the fore-youthful, enthusiastic, but often without training
or experience. A problem in Armenian journalism is the need to replace
Soviet-era training with new methods. Ruben A. Satyan says he assigns
new recruits at Vremya to senior editors for on-the-job training.
Astghik Gevorkian, chair of the refashioned Soviet-era Union of
Journalists, says journalism departments in state educational
institutions have been unable to adjust to new conditions because their
professors are holdovers from the Communist era.
A 1993 censor's log book, revealing the interplay between censors and
the cuts they made, has been circulating among Baku editors. Some
extracts from the purloined document:
³24/VIII/93
³An article cut from Azadliq. It said that S. Husseinov demanded the resignation of President Aliyev at his press conference at Ganja. If you see such information in other newspapers, cut it out immediately.
³24/VIII/93
³An article cut from Azadliq. It said that S. Husseinov demanded the resignation of President Aliyev at his press conference at Ganja. If you see such information in other newspapers, cut it out immediately.
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