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In Bangladesh “the term ‘blogger’ has beco...
Around the world online freedoms are being threatened both by states and violent criminal organizations that are seeking to repress free speech. One glaring example is that of the endangered bloggers in Bangladesh who have been threatened, harassed, and killed. In 2015 alone, Islamic extremists have... |
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Landscape for Journalists in Pakistan Going from...
Another Pakistani journalist has been killed. Zaman Mehsud was attacked on November 3 in the country’s northwestern province, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa–a conflict zone that has turned deadly for journalists. The Taliban quickly claimed the responsibility for attacking Mehsud and cited his critical writ... |
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The Paradox of ‘Freedom of the Press’ in the...
The Philippines is Asia’s first democracy. A country where freedom of expression and of the press are constitutional rights. Although the Philippines is not a war-torn country, with 77 journalists killed in the last 20 years, it is the world’s third-deadliest country for journalists, behind Ira... |
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Burmese Government Continues Crackdown on Media,...
In a week where the headlines out of Burma were dominated by the final nail on the coffin of Aung San Suu Kyi’s presidential ambitions, little attention is being paid to the government’s all-out assault on the independent media company Eleven Media Group. According to a Freedom House bulletin re... |
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Media Use in Vietnam: Findings from BBG and Gall...
The biggest takeaway from the findings of the 2015 survey of media use in Vietnam, conducted by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Gallup, is the dramatic demographic shift in the way people are accessing news, as young people increasingly turn to Facebook and Google at the expense of the... |
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The Inevitable Arrival of Internet Censorship in...
In CIMA’s recent report on the success of Malaysian online news site, Malaysiakini, Janet Steele of George Washington University’s School of Media tells author Tim Carrington that the news outlet’s prospects as an independent voice in Malaysia “could turn on a dime.” That time may have arr... |
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CIMA Report: Malaysiakini A Unique Case of Media...
In today’s digitized world, news organizations must be online to survive. And yet, online-only publications struggle to monetize their product, and sustain their content production.CIMA’s latest report, Advancing Independent Journalism While Building a Modern News Business: The Case of Malaysiak... |
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The Self-Defeating Censorship of Xi Jinping
When Xi Jinping emerged as the likely successor to the Chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2008, there was hope among Western leaders that he would usher in a more open and politically pragmatic era for China. After all, Xi’s generation is largely removed from the revolutionary st... |
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Draconian Secrecy Law Threatens Japan’s Media ...
Thousands of people took to the streets in Japan’s major cities last week to protest against a controversial new secrecy law that took effect on December 10th, one year after its passage in the Diet. The law, formally called the Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (SDS), has be... |
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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... |