Attacks on the Press
CPJ to launch annual global assessment of press freedom New York, February 5, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will launch Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World’s Front lines, a yearly assessment of the state of press freedom worldwide, at a press conference on February 12 at the United Nations.
CPJ to release Risk List
10 places where press freedom deteriorated New York, February 4, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists’ Risk List identifying the 10 places where press freedom declined most significantly in the past year will be released on Thursday, February 6. Mass surveillance, fatalities, and increased censorship are among detrimental developments. The Risk List is part of CPJ’s…
Sochi olympics 2014: journalist and athlete internet and telephone activity to be monitored
As the opening ceremony for the Sochi Olympics approaches, several outlets reference CPJ’s blog on digital surveillance at Sochi.Read the Yahoo Business article here.Read the Poynter article here.Read the Foreign Policy article here.
Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad
Sherif Mansour, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator, spoke to David Kirkpatrick of The New York Times about the charges filed against 20 Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt. Sherif called the charges an “attempt to criminalize legitimate journalistic work.” Read the full story here.
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, January 2014
Chilling conditions for the press ahead of Sochi Games CPJ’s special report, “Media suffer winter chill in coverage of Sochi Olympics,” which was released on January 28, garnered significant coverage in the local and international media, including CBS Sports, the Huffington Post, Al-Jazeera America, and other outlets. CPJ also issued a Russian translation of its…
Media suffer winter chill in coverage of Sochi Olympics
CPJ report looks at restrictions on news coverage in run-up to Winter Games New York, January 28, 2014–Obstruction by Russian authorities and journalists’ self-censorship in a repressive climate have restricted news coverage of sensitive issues related to the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in a report released today.
Cartel Censorship Reaches Mexico City
Organized crime has taken over Neza, a town on the outskirts of Mexico City, but journalists are not reporting on it because they fear for their lives, the late Mike O’Connor found in his final article for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The piece, entitled “Gunmen Rule Neza and the Press on Outskirts of Mexico…