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Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:49 PM

RSF launches new on Chinese press freedom

Reporters Without Borders is maintaining a steady drumbeat on the press freedoms issues in China as the 2008 Olympics approach. Remember that Beijing promised to allow more press freedom as the Olympics near. To show their commitment to their
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Friday, May 09, 2008 10:58 AM

Mexico -- It's more dangerous than you think...for journalists

Finally some one is paying attention to the growing power of the drug cartels in Mexico. Several years back the SPJ joined with other journalism groups around the world to raise concerns about the number of journalists being killed or intimidated by
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:00 AM

World Press Freedom Day activities in Asia

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC (From IFEX.) No surprises that China is the focus of many IFEX members on World Press Freedom Day. 30 April marks 100 days before the launch of the world's biggest sports event: the Olympic Games, kicking
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:57 AM

World Press Freedom Day activities in the Americas

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS IN THE AMERICAS (From the IFEX web site.) The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will be in Maputo, Mozambique as part of UNESCO's official programme to talk about how community broadcasting
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:26 PM

Press Freedom in Decline: Freedom House report

Here is the advance copy of the annual Freedom House report on press freedom. http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=362 Things are not looking up for our profession. Click HERE to watch a VOA story about the report.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:40 AM

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2008: FOCUS ON ACCESS AND EMPOWERMENT

A discussion of World Press Freedom Day from IFEX:     You have to wonder what is left to celebrate in Zimbabwe on the eve of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. More than four weeks and counting, Zimbabweans still don't know who won the presidential
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Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:32 PM

Self-Censorship in Hong Kong Rises Again on Tibet and Right to Demonstrate

Looks like self-censorship is alive and well in Hong Kong.   Here is an article from the South CHina Morning Post about how an article on Tibet was denied publication in Hong Kong by the Law Society.   The author of the Tibet article
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