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• The Baloch Hal Newsletter

  
  Malik Siraj Akbar writes — Authority: 127
  www.thebalochhal.com The Baloch Hal Newsletter Volume I December 8, 2009 Dear Readers of The Baloch Hal , Greetings! The management of The Baloch Hal would like to deeply thank you all for your overwhelming support in the first two weeks since the launching Balochistan’s first online English newspaper. We ...
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• Reporters Without Borders Launches Campaign To Support Iranian Journalists

  
  niacINsight — Authority: 473
  Written by Arsalan Barmand and Bardia Mehrabian Paris, France – “Iranian authorities regard photographers as spies,” said “EM” an Iranian photojournalist who has recently sought refuge in France with the help of Reporters Without Borders. “The police came to my home. I was lucky because I was out ...
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• Journalism and Freedom

  
  Western Journalism.com — Authority: 143
  We are at a time when many news enterprises are shutting down or scaling back. No doubt you will hear some tell you that journalism is in dire shape, and the triumph of digital is to blame. The Press is a crucial component of a free society My message is just the opposite. The future of journalism is more ...
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• Roy Greenslade: Two men arrested and bailed over attack on editor

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 142
  Two men arrested over an attack in Belfast two weeks ago on Jim McDowell , the northern editor of the Irish-based Sunday World , have been released on bail. McDowell was hit and repeatedly kicked, suffering head, arm and leg injuries, but refused to go to hospital. One of his attackers shouted at him: "Your ...
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• Govt will need to help shape U.S. media: Waxman | Reuters

  
  heart in a cage — Authority: 126
  Govt will need to help shape U.S. media: Waxman | Reuters : hilker : “House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, saying quality journalism was essential to U.S. democracy, said eventually government would have to help resolve the problems caused by a failing business model.” is it still ...
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• Roy Greenslade: Ethiopian paper shuts down and editors take flight

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 142
  One of Ethiopias best-read non-government weekly newspapers has shut down and three of its senior staff have fled the country. The editors of Addis Neger say they have faced a government campaign of intimidation and black propaganda. The closure of the Amharic-language newspaper, known for its lively discussion ...
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• Roy Greenslade: Palace hints at taking papers to court over paparazzi pictures

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 142
  I have a much-thumbed book on my shelves, To Tread on Royal Toes by Ray Bellisario . It details the long-running dispute between the author, the first modern-day paparazzo to upset the monarch, the palace (and the police). From 1955 onwards, Bellisario haunted the Queen and her children, snapping as many candid ...
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• Media are increasingly relying on police handouts as a basis for crime stories

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Research by a former north-eastern crime writer reveals rise in positive PR stories, rather than reports of actual crimes They say that dog should not eat dog. And as a former crime reporter on the Sunderland Echo, I am reluctant to criticise colleagues working on hard-pressed regional newspapers. But a disturbing ...
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• Murdoch to co-chair Abu Dhabi summit

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  News Corp chairman to attend despite recent censorship of Sunday Timess Dubai coverage It sounds like a strange place for media leaders to gather. Abu Dhabi, the affluent desert city and capital of the United Arab Emirates, hit last weeks headlines as its rulers pondered whether to bail out their debt-ridden ...
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• Prominent Journalist Olga Kotovskaya Killed Mysteriously in Russia

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 430
  A prominent Russian journalist, Olga Kotovskaya, has been killed in a mysterious fall from a building in Kaliningrad, under circumstances press rights groups believe suggest yet another attack on press freedom by shadowy individuals linked to the government. Kotovskaya had just won an important court victory over the ...
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• Iran Bans Foreign Media Ahead of Student Demonstrations

  
  CafeSentido.com — Authority: 430
  Iran’s government has temporarily banned foreign media from operating in the capital, Tehran, in anticipation of student rallies on Monday, marking Iran’s Student Day commemoration. The government has warned against any “illegal rallies”, suggesting it fears the student rallies could turn into a new round of ...
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• ChinaGeeks: Hecaitou on the Media

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 620
  ChinaGeeks translates a portion of a blog post by Hecaitou which includes his thoughts about the media: After so many years, we’ve learned that by reading the opposite of what the domestic media reports, one can get some of the truth. If there’s nothing readable, you can read the foreign press, as there’s ...
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• Philippines: The Most Dangerous Country in The World for Media

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 533
  Philippines Maguindanao incident has proved the world in obtaining the disputable distinction for being the most dangerous country for media workers. photos taken from english.people.com.cn Recently, 27 media workers were massacred on the same day and on the same incident in Maguindanao, this is the most ...
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• quote of the day: "Which part of Never again did you fail to understand?"

  
  adarna's attic — Authority: 107
  image by shesnotmypresident.deviantart.com"THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, PRESIDENT OF RP, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:SEC. 1 - THERE IS HEREBY DECLARED A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO EXCEPT FOR THE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF THE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT AS REFERRED TO IN THE ...
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• Martial law in Maguindanao sets ‘most dangerous precedent’

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 136
  The declaration of a state of Martial Law in Maguindanao sets a most dangerous precedent for the nation. Not since September 21, 1972 has there been any declaration of Martial Law, not even during the years of tumult under the Aquino, Estrada and, prior to this, the Arroyo regime. For the first time since 1972, the ...
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• Addis Neger ceases publication

  
  Abbay Media — Authority: 135
  For Immediate Release:December 04, 2009Washington DC - Following legal and political harassment and intimidation by the Ethiopian government, Addis Neger Publishing announced that its major publication, Addis Neger Newspaper, ceased circulation. Saturday November 28, 2009 saw the final edition of the paper.“Addis ...
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• Lawyers will wear black armbands, ribbons in courts

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 136
  The NUPL’s Committee for the Protection and Welfare of Lawyers said that the death of Attys. Brizuela and Oquendo brings the total number of lawyers and judges killed to 24 and 15, respectively, since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumed power in 2001.
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• UN Experts: Maguindanao massacre must be the start of a major reform process

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 136
  The brutal killing of 57 people in Maguindanao, including some 30 journalists, should be seen as a watershed moment for the Philippines, according to two United Nations human rights experts.
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• Journalists to march vs impunity, Ampatuan massacre

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 136
  The November 23 Movement and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) invite you to take part in the International Day of Action against Impunity, a collective expression of outrage against the killings of journalists and innocent civilians in Maguindanao and the call for justice for all victims.
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• ‘Outrage over massacre not only understandable – it is essential’

  
  PinoyPress — Authority: 136
  Commission on Human Rights: "Now that the people have done their part, it is our turn to do ours. It is the governments turn to vindicate our peoples faith in our institutions, in our Constitution and laws."
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