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Corruption, Clientelism and Censorship in Greece’s Media Landscape
Greece's media landscape has been marked by ever-declining freedoms of speech and the press.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Urge Obama to Halt Legal Action Against Journalist
Here is the complete text of the statement by Maguire and Willliams.
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Australia Threatens to Jail Citizens Who Embarrass Repressive Governments
There is nothing like a free press in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, so it's unlikely journalists there will report on a multimillion-dollar corruption case involving senior officials. But why …
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An Assault From Obama’s Escalating War on Journalism
The Freedom of the Press Foundation calls the government's effort to force the New York Times' James Risen to reveal a source one of the most significant press freedom …
The Rights of Journalists in Decline Around the Globe
While the name makes it seem like a great idea, in reality the Journalist Shield Law poses a threat to free journalism in the States.
Debating Secrecy Vs. a Free Press
The US government's campaign against “leakers” has pushed together some odd media bedfellows, with representatives of the mainstream news media joining with more active players who help disseminate government …
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FCC Suppressed Its Own Reports on Corporate Media Consolidation
The United States is currently ranked 46th on the World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders. As a journalist in this country, I can't rest easy knowing that …
A Free and Open Internet: The Latest From the Frontlines
The proposed, new FCC rules for Net Neutrality were generally seen by consumers as a step in the right direction. But media reform advocates were concerned that it didn't …
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US Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
According to a new report from Reporters Without Borders, there was a profound erosion of press freedom in the United States in 2013.
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The Administration Versus James Risen
If the Fourth Circuit Court ruling that a subpoena for Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter James Risen's testimony about a source for his book is upheld,