Media Advisories

 New CPJ report analyzes journalist killings

New York, May 16, 2013--Journalists face deteriorating security accompanied by a severe lack of justice in Pakistan. Authorities have failed to prosecute a single suspect in the 23 journalist murders over the past decade. In a new report to be published on May 23, the Committee to Protect Journalists examines impunity in journalist killings in Pakistan and details how critical coverage leaves the press ensnared in a web of militancy, security and politics.

CPJ to launch 2013 Impunity Index

New York, April 30, 2013 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its 2013 Impunity Index, a global tally of countries with the highest number of unsolved press murders, on May 2, 2013. The index, which calculates unsolved journalist murders as a percentage of each country's population, shows that authorities are often unwilling or unable to pursue justice in journalist killings. Since 1992, more than 650 journalists have been murdered in direct relation to their work, a disturbing trend that sends a chilling message to those reporting uncomfortable truths. 

Hong Kong, March 6, 2013--As China's new leadership takes office, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists will shed light on the shifting dynamics of censorship within China and the expanding role of its state media across the world.

New York, February 5, 2013-- The Committee to Protect Journalists will release Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, a yearly assessment of the state of press freedom worldwide, at a press conference on February 14 at the United Nations.

New York, December 14, 2012--Reporting has turned deadly for too many journalists around the world, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists' annual census of press fatalities to be released on December 18. An accompanying analysis details the circumstances of each case together with a breakdown of the census by medium and region, as well as the number of freelance versus international correspondents killed.

New York, December 5, 2012-- The threat of imprisonment has become a reality for a record number of journalists in 2012, the Committee to Protect Journalist found in its annual prison census.  The report, to be released on December 11, records and analyzes the imprisonment of journalists globally, underlining the ongoing crackdown against critical reporting. 

New York, November 13, 2012-- Four fearless journalists from Brazil, China, Kyrgyzstan and Liberia who risked their lives and liberty to expose wrongdoings will be awarded the Committee to Protect Journalists' 2012 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous reporting.  Harassed, tortured, threatened and imprisoned for their critical investigations, the awardees have endured reprisals for their work and continue to persevere.   The awards dinner is open for press coverage. Accreditation requests will be accepted until noon on November 19 (EST).