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Reporters Without Borders Releases 2015 Press Fr...
The latest analysis of the state of press freedom around the world paints a grim picture, as the Reporters Without Borders 2015 Press Freedom Index reports that two thirds of the 180 countries surveyed registered a decline. RSF reported declines in every region of the world, but the European Union a... |
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National Press Club Examines the Crackdown on Pr...
Given the political tumult in Turkey and the dramatic crackdown on independent media, which reached new heights in December, the National Press Club organized a panel session to discuss this and other challenges for the sector. The Panelists included: Tolga Tanis, Washington correspondent for Hurri... |
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Ukrainian Journalist Sergii Leshchenko Named ...
Guest post by Marlena Papavaritis of the National Endowment for Democracy, on why investigative journalism matters to the future of Ukraine Long before the Euromaidan protests erupted over Ukrainian citizens’ frustrations with corrupt and unaccountable political leaders, ties between politicians a... |
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2014 Press Freedom Index Shows A Field Under Fir...
Reporters Without Borders released its 2014 World Press Freedom Index this week, and as is often the case with the release of such indexes, it reopened the conversation about their validity, methodology, and cultural bias. This year the index, which ranks 180 countries according to six criteria, fin... |
