Front-line reports and analytical essays by CPJ experts cover an array of topics of critical importance to journalists. Governments store transactional data and the content of journalists’ communications. Media and money engage in a tug of war, with media owners reluctant to draw China’s disfavor and advertisers able to wield surprising clout. In Syria, journalists are determined to distribute the news amid the chaos of conflict. In Vietnam, the government makes a heavy-handed bid to bring the Internet under control. And globally, eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy method of stymying justice when journalists are assassinated.



Journalist Achola Rosario of Uganda’s The Independent magazine faces off with police at a May 2013 protest over the closure of local news outlets, including The Daily Monitor, Kfm, and Red Pepper. (Edward Echwalu)

Surveillance

The NSA Puts Journalists Under a Cloud of Suspicion
By Geoffrey King

Governments’ capacity to store transactional data and the content of communications poses a unique threat to journalism in the digital age.
Internet

How the United States’ Spying Strengthens Chinas Hand
By Joel Simon

The scope of the National Security Agency’s digital surveillance raises doubts about the U.S. commitment to freedom of expression online.
Nations at Risk

CPJ Risk List: Where Press Freedom Suffered
By Maya Taal

Surveillance, restrictive Internet legislation, and cyberattacks compel CPJ to add cyberspace to the list of places trending in the wrong direction.
 
Media and Markets

Without Stronger Transparency, More Financial Crises Loom
By Michael J. Casey

The recent financial meltdown should be treated as a lesson on the importance of information transparency and the crucial role of a free press.
Impunity

When Journalists Are Killed, Witnesses May Be Next
By Elisabeth Witchel

Eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy and effective method of stymying justice when journalists are assassinated.
Censorship

Would-Be Repressors Brandish ‘Ethics’ as Justification
By Jean-Paul Marthoz

Calls for journalists to exercise a sense of responsibility are very often code for censorship. Yet unethical journalism can also imperil the press.
Global Development

Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts
By Rob Mahoney

Economists and political scientists acknowledge that journalism is vital to development and democracy.
Security

Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence
By Frank Smyth

Coverage of rape can bring journalists swift and unpredictable repercussions, but it can also change attitudes.

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Imprisoned Year by Year


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