Attacks on the Press $30
A comprehensive annual survey of attacks against journalists
and news organizations around the world.
Dangerous Assignments - Online Edition
CPJ's electronic magazine of press freedom news from around the world.
Dangerous Assignments Newsletter Archive - Free to members
CPJ's newsletter reports on international press conditions and CPJ
activities in support of press freedom.
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. 1997
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 Azerbaijanótwo 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
The following special reports were published exclusively in various editions of Attacks on the Press.
Africa
CPJ's Campaign for the Release of Christine Anyanwu 1997
The Retreat of Nigeria's Press: Tactical Withdrawal or Temporary Defeat?
1995
Algerian Journalism's Original Sin 1995
America
Breaking Away: Mexico's Press Challenges the Status Quo
1997
Mexico: Dangerous Profession 1997
Cuba's Independent Journalists Struggle to Establish a Free Press 1996
Subverting Journalism: Reporters and the CIA 1996
Cuba: Seeds of a Free Press 1995
Asia
Controlling Interest: Vietnam's Press Faces the Limits of Reform 1996
Europe and Central Asia
Mixed Signals: Press Freedom in Armenia and Azerbaijan
1997
Battling Seditious Libel in Croatia 1996
Gag Reflex: Ireland's Libel Laws Muzzle a Free Press 1996
Harsh Climate for the Russian Press 1996
Media Freedom After Dayton 1996
Hunting for Mass Graves Behind Serb Lines 1995
Middle East and North Africa
Jordan Reins in the Press 1997
CPJ's Campaign for the Release of Ocak Isïk Yurtçu 1996
Palestinian Journalism: New Era or More of the Same? 1995
