Tag: media freedom

Throughout the past year, a climate of hatred and hostility towards journalists in the United States has become significantly worse.

Horrors of Greek Detention Facilities Force Migrants to Attempt Suicides

Journalists Strike Over Far-Right Aggression on Greek Island

2018/09/13

Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed tools to protest aggression by far-right militants seeking to capitalize on refugees ...

Pakistan’s Military Sets Restrictions on Reporting Limiting Press Freedom [Report]

2018/09/14

Press freedom is under pressure in Pakistan, where journalists face intimidation by the powerful army accompanied by violence which often ...

UN: Myanmar Waging ‘Campaign Against Journalists’

2018/09/11

Myanmar, facing international outrage over the jailing of Reuters journalists, is conducting a "political campaign" against independent journalism, the U.N. ...

Twitter Unprepared for ‘Weaponized’ Social Media Efforts, Chief Says

2018/09/05

Twitter was "unprepared and ill-equipped" for the vast campaigns of manipulation that affected social media in the past few years, ...

After Scandals, Many Americans Step Away from Facebook [Poll]

2018/09/05

A large number of Americans are stepping back from Facebook in the wake of recent scandals over the social network's ...

Families of Jailed Myanmar Reporters Appeal for Release

2018/09/04

The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal to Aung San Suu Kyi ...

Saudi arabia prince purge anti-corruption

Saudi Arabia Declares Online Satire Punishable Offense

2018/09/04

Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, as the kingdom ...

Police Arrest California Man Over Threats Against Boston Globe Newspaper

2018/08/30

Police arrested a California man over his violent threats against employees of Boston Globe newspaper.

BuzzFeed Reporter ‘Effectively’ Ejected from China

2018/08/22

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said the foreign ministry had "effectively" ejected BuzzFeed News's Beijing bureau chief from the ...

Iranians outside the shrine of Imam Reza

10 Years for Iran Journalist who ‘Insulted’ Imam on Twitter

2018/08/20

An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for "insulting" an imam from the ninth century on ...

Malaysian authorities are pushing against "fake news."

Malaysia Repeals Controversial Fake News Law

2018/08/16

Malaysia's parliament repealed a controversial law on Thursday that punished spreading "fake news" with up to six years in jail.

Palestinians Donald Trump Davos Palestinian aid Benjamin Netanyahu

Media Counters Trump with #EnemyOfNone Campaign

2018/08/15

Branded "enemy of the people" by Donald Trump, the US news media is responding with a campaign aimed at countering ...

Belarus Detains More Journalists in Raids

2018/08/08

Belarus on Wednesday detained at least four more journalists in Minsk and searched the home of a Deutsche Welle correspondent.

Trump’s Attacks on Media Hurting Press Freedoms Around the World

by Bryan Bowman

2018/08/03

The effects of President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on the press are being felt beyond the U.S. border.

NY Times Publisher Warns Trump Against ‘Dangerous’ Anti-Press Attacks

2018/07/29

The publisher of the New York Times has warned Donald J. Trump in a White House meeting that the president's ...

Egypt’s Parliament Approves Bill to Monitor Social Media

2018/07/16

The Egyptian parliament approved in a final reading a bill that would allow authorities to monitor social media users with ...

Media Watchdog Issues Warning to India Alarmed by Journalist Killings

2018/07/04

Media watchdog Reporters without Borders expressed alarm on Wednesday about India, with seven journalists killed in the past 18 months.

Russia Accuses France 24 of Breaking Media Law in Tit-for-Tat Move

2018/06/29