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Russia’s Internet Crackdown
By Guest Blogger As part of Russia’s authoritarian turn following Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in May 2012, the Kremlin has launched an unprecedented crackdown on the Russian Internet. A barrage of restrictive new laws, the blocking of websites critical of the government, the prose... |
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A Bold Investment Fund to Create Independent Med...
By Aleksander Dardeli Governments have directly and indirectly resumed predominance of the media markets in many former communist-bloc nations in Central and Eastern Europe. Responsible editorial standards that were introduced after the fall of communism have eroded or are altogether out of fashion.... |
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Is it time for an Algorithm Ombudsman?
In my recent post The New Gatekeepers I noted how algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in determining what information people are presented online. This is particularly true in an age where, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, 60 percent of Facebook and Twitter users s... |
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Colombia’s Peace Process: How can the Press Co...
By Melissa Nolan The clock continues to tick for the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to sign a peace accord. There is no doubt that this negotiation process is historic. In the time it took the negotiating parties to decide on one agenda item in 1998, the t... |
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Blogging Against Autocratic Rule in Nepal: The R...
By Tilak Pathak On the morning of February 1, 2005, just before heading to my job at I watched the king of Nepal announce on national television that he had ousted the country’s democratic government. Shortly thereafter, I attempted to call my editor only to find that all phone lines had been cut... |
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Media in the Cross Hairs: Militants continue to ...
By Raza Rumi Despite the commitments of the Pakistan government to protect journalists, media freedoms remain endangered in the country. Pakistani journalists continue to struggle with the threats posed by violent extremists who consider media to be a legitimate target. In fact, extremists often tar... |