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Right to blog: New Article 19 Report
For Americans the idea of using any and all means to spread ideas is second nature. The First Amendment of the US Constitution put in writing what had become common place in first the 13 colonies and… more →
Journalism, Journalists and the World
Justice Jobarteh is sacked – one month after presiding over a ‘widely criticised’ false information law
wrote 5 hours ago: Also, under his watch, Jobarteh presided over the adoption of a new law that criminalises male prost … more →
Mounting alarm over media crackdown in the United States
wrote 11 hours ago: As the U.S. government’s crackdown on the press intensifies, international organizations and media f … more →
Moral rights - taking the high ground
wrote 1 day ago: By MARK PEARSON Follow @Journlaw International conventions and the laws of many countries grant you … more →
The Incongruities of Windhoek
wrote 1 day ago: Now I can say that I’ve visited one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. Country n … more →
Apa Lagi Zahid Hamidi Mahu?
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wrote 1 day ago: I will scrutinise every statement, every sentence, every paragraph of Malaysiakini’s news. Don’t pla … more →
Utusan staff jeer at Hata, call him 'communist'
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wrote 1 day ago: Utusan staff jeer at Hata’s protest picket Kita perlu lakukan sesuatu. Sebab akhir-akhir ini r … more →
Justice Department Leak Probe: Was Fox News The Real Target?
wrote 1 day ago: By Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post When the Justice Department began investigating possible leaks … more →
A Brewing Spring in Sudan
wrote 1 day ago: Originally published on Muftah.org. In 1989, the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvat … more →
William Blackstone is Dead. His Press Theory Should Be, Too.
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wrote 2 days ago: When White House spokesperson Jay Carney said last week that President Obama’s administration … more →
The Rangers Ban on the BBC - NUJ Code of Conduct and SFL Rule 71.4.1
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wrote 2 days ago: Two weeks ago we saw the reaction of Rangers to the publication of the “Rangers masterplan”. The rea … more →
Hata Wahari to hold protest at Utusan today
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wrote 2 days ago: Hata Wahari, the former journalists’ union president sacked by Utusan Malaysia two years ago, … more →
Singapore Press Freedom: an indictment on ruling PAP
wrote 2 days ago: “You’re still subscribing to ST?” a friend asked. “You sound surprised, … more →
As Obama Fetes Erdoğan, Turkey Seizes Opposition Press
wrote 3 days ago: “While the scandal surrounding the government seizure of Associated Press records continues to … more →
Media freedom in Turkey: The fairest take
wrote 3 days ago: “Last week, I wrote in this column that under the “Islamist” AKP, Turkey is “moving in the rig … more →
Truth, or ‘Lie’-bel?
wrote 3 days ago: A student guest post on the state of the media in Armenia. Armenia sort of counts as European, righ … more →
Two sons of opposition figure and activist arrested
wrote 3 days ago: Ethiopian security forces arrested two sons of prominent opposition figure and internet activist Ass … more →
Selling off the Star? The plot thickens...
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wrote 4 days ago: MEDIA GRAPEVINE Remainders of tthe day: free election campaign copies of the Star More talk is going … more →
Turkey Leads World In Imprisoning Journalists
wrote 4 days ago: “The organizations said that Obama is right to embrace Turkey as a key economic ally, but adde … more →
Russia withdraws from Open Government Partnership. Too much transparency?
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wrote 4 days ago: “Inevitably, there will be questions about what we are each prepared to sign up to,” sai … more →
