Press Freedom

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• Canada court increases libel protections (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  AP - The Supreme Court of Canada strengthened protections for journalists and bloggers in a pair of rulings, hailed as a victory for press freedom in a country with especially stringent libel laws.
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• Tunisia: President, Emboldened by Vote, Cracks Down on Critics

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 657
  (New York) - Tunisian authorities should quash the convictions on the journalists Taoufik Ben Brik and Zouhair Makhlouf after unfair trials and immediately set them free, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should also investigate an attack on another journalist, Slim Boukhdir, and halt the harassment of ...
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• “The Manufacturing of Consent”

  
  Above the Fold | Music, Video, MP3 | MPLS — Authority: 131
  I just watched today’s Meet the Press . What a head fuck. It’s a guilty pleasure, a naughty escape from wholesome independent media news sources and lengthy internet lectures given by professors who work for universities that I don’t attend. I used to think that Meet the Press was somehow more prestigious ...
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• Asia Cast for Saturday 19th December

  
  Asia Cast — Authority: 127
  In this Bulletin…. - Chinese policeman to be called martyr to gain more compensation; - Countless Petitioners in China; and - Presidential campaign in Sri Lanka heats up. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A Chinese policeman, who died after binge drinking at a banquet, is being ...
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• Baloch journalist under terrorism charges

  
  Malik Siraj Akbar writes — Authority: 125
  The Baloch Hal Editorial December 17th, 2009 By Malik Siraj Akbar Implicating political opponents and dissenting journalists in cases of ’sedition’ and ‘terrorism’ are two old-fashioned but regular tactics applied by governments. Such tools have been applied across the world, mainly in repressive ...
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• After Ampatuan Massacre, 2009 a Record Year for Journalist Killings Worldwide

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 126
  At least 68 journalists worldwide were killed for their work in 2009, the highest yearly tally ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization said in its year-end analysis. The record toll was driven in large part by the election-related slaughter of more than 30 media workers in the ...
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• Carter-Ruck, Trafigura And Those Emails.

  
  ModernityBlog — Authority: 434
  These posts could get a bit big, so I will split them up, Richard Wilson’s comments are here. The BBC will probably clear down any criticism, no matter how mild, of Trafigura, so I think it is best to keep a copy of those Trafigura emails which indicate they knew what they were doing and why. A copy of those ...
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• Trafigura Intimidates The BBC.

  
  ModernityBlog — Authority: 434
  Trafigura are still at it. Despite overwhelming and compelling evidence which demonstrate their culpability and negligence in polluting the Ivory Coast, Trafigura are using highly paid lawyers to bully people and silent the media. In this instance, they’ve managed to intimidate the rather weak will BBC as Left ...
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• BBC settles Trafigura libel case

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Apology and charity payout over allegations that Trafigura waste caused deaths is accompanied by combative BBC statement The BBC today made what it presented as a tactical climbdown in its libel battle with the oil trading company Trafigura. After negotiations with Trafigura director Eric de Turckheim this week, ...
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• Roy Greenslade: How to cope with Twitter storms

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Heres an article I wrote some time ago for the latest issue of the BBC Focus magazine , which is published in print today. (The cover is pictured left). Though my piece deals with past events - which have been entirely sidelined in popular papers by the Tiger Woods controversy - I believe it still has relevance. ...
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• Government Injunction Against the Media

  
  Vexed Bermoothes — Authority: 419
  The PLP and the Bermuda Government like to talk about their commitment to transparency and freedom of the press.  But their actions undercut their claims. Bermudians woke up today (with the gunshots still ringing in their ears) to a daily newspaper that was also shot full of holes.  It appears that the Royal ...
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• Asia Cast for Wednesday 16th December

  
  Asia Cast — Authority: 127
  The top editor of a Chinese newspaper, who was the only interviewer of US President Barack Obama while in China, was demoted. (Photo from chinadigitaltimes.net) In this Bulletin… - Editor of exclusive Obama interview demoted; - Philippines Mayon volcano activity increases; and - Australia to introduce internet ...
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• Roy Greenslade: New net censorship move by China

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 135
  Hows this for censorship... The Chinese government has banned its citizens from registering internet domain names and has also launched a review of millions of existing personal websites. According to the government-backed China Internet Network Information Centre , people applying to register a domain name must ...
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• Roy Greenslade: Another Mexican journalist seeks political asylum

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 135
  Ricardo Chávez Aldana , a reporter with the Mexican radio station, Radio Cañón , in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, has fled with his family to El Paso, Texas, and asked for political asylum. Two of his nephews were murdered recently, and he and his family were also threatened by the alleged killers. He is ...
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• Ecuador: Amend Draft Communications Law

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 657
  (Washington, DC) - The Ecuadorian National Assembly should amend proposed legislation to regulate communications, Human Rights Watch said today. The current draft includes provisions that could restrict free expression instead of safeguarding it, Human Right Watch said. read more
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• Court backs news groups over Interbrew leak

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Organisations including Guardian, FT, Independent and Times were right to protect sources, says European Court of Human Rights Five news groups including the Guardian today won a European court victory over their decision eight years ago not to hand over leaked documents concerning the brewing giant Interbrew. The ...
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• Why the International Center for Journalism work matters

  
  Knight Foundation Blog — Authority: 117
  When the Berlin Wall fell, optimists happily predicted “the end of history.” The post-Cold War world would see unparalleled freedom, with a wave of media development unrivaled in human history. Well, it didn’t happen that way. The world remains an erratic, unsure place, by both press freedom and media ...
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• The art of war on Ethiopia’s independent press

  
  Abbay Media — Authority: 133
  By Alemayehu G. MariamUse a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly! That is the exquisite art of war unleashed on Ethiopia’s independent press by the dictatorship of Meles Zenawi today. The latest near-casualties in Zenawi’s war on Truth have just escaped by the skin of their teeth. Their distress signal ricocheted ...
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• Football club bans local paper from its grounds, claims report

  
  The Wire — Authority: 437
  A paper which refused to abide by an embargo about a planned redevelopment of Southampton Football Club’s ground has been banned from covering the club - according to reports.The club banned the Southern Daily Echo from even photographing players handing out presents to sick children, stated ...
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• Fourth Estate Surrender

  
  Barbados Underground — Authority: 427
  Recently Mr. Richard Cox, Head of News and Current Affairs at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) passed away. Last week BU learned that veteran Nation newspaper journalist Albert Brandford was put out to pasture and is currently freelancing at the Nation (seems a little strange). Despite BU’s disagreement ...
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