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Ethical quandary for social sites

The New York Times’ Jennifer Preston cites CPJ Internet Advocacy Program Coordinator Danny O’Brien in an article on how social media companies accommodate the growing use of social media for political purposes. The article was published on March 27. Click here for the full story

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Ordeal of freed Times reporters highlights dangers faced by journalists

CPJ’s Deputy Director Rob Mahoney was quoted in an AOL News article published on March 22 about the four New York Times reporters released in Libya. Click here for the full story

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A dangerous pursuit

On the day four New York Times journalists were released in Libya, the Times ran an editorial on the dangers facing journalists. The editorial, published on March 21, uses numbers compiled by CPJ to explain what journalists are facing in Libya and around the world. Click here for the full story

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More journalists attacked in Middle East

On March 17, the Financial Times quoted CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon in an article about recent attacks on journalists in the Middle East and North Africa. Click here for the full story

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Dictators and Internet double standards

On March 7, the Wall Street Journal ran a story on how, unlike Egypt or Tunisia, China never releases its grip on the Web. Click here for the full story

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Media watchdog urges Yanukovych to probe ‘irregularities’ in Gongadze case

On March 2, the Kyiv Post published CPJ’s letter to the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Click here for the full story

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A guardian for reporters, worldwide

On February 17, Clyde Haberman wrote a NYC column in The New York Times about CPJ. Click here for the full story

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NGO: Press freedoms threatened in Latin America

On February 15, CPJ launched Attacks on the Press in 2010. The California-based newspaper Mercury News ran a story about the report. The article focuses on how threats against journalists and restrictions on press freedoms are increasing throughout Latin America, especially in Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez. Click here for the full story

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A Twitter revolution for journalists

On February 14, CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon had a piece in The Huffington Post under the headline ‘A Twitter Revolution for Journalists.’ Click here for the full story

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Egyptian journalists take a stand

On February 9, CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem had a piece in The Huffington Post under the headline ‘Egyptian Journalists Take a Stand.’ Click here for the full story

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