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Investigative Journalism in the Philippines
On November 23, 2009, a convoy of 58 men and women, 32 of them journalists, were slaughtered by gunmen outside of Ampatuan, a town in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao. The victims were headed to the provincial office of the Commission on Elections to watch the wife of Esmael Manguda... |
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It’s time for a special rapporteur for freedom...
“Every person has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information, whether orally, in writing or through any other medium of that person’s choice.” – ASEAN Human Rights Declaration As ... |
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Community Radio for Development in Somalia
Media development can be tricky in a place like Somalia. Arbitrary arrests of journalists, raids and closures of radio stations, and threats of violence against journalists, including from al-Shabaab militants, are commonplace. The lack of a legal environment in which a free press and free expr... |
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MARK HELMKE, 1951-2014
Present at the Creation of CIMA Guest post by Marguerite Hoxie Sullivan Mark Helmke, a CIMA Advisory Council member and a prime mover behind the idea for the center, died Saturday at his Indiana home. He was just two days short of his 63rd birthday. Mark, a former journalist and longtime senior aide... |
