Last month’s deadly earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province may have generated political as well as geological seismic shocks that could ultimately present a “fundamental threat” to the ruling Communist party, analysts suggest.
“The rapid grass-roots response to the …
The realm of U.S. government assistance for media development is in flux. Based on funding statistics, U.S. government support for international media development is in decline. But does this mesh with realities on the ground?
The process and variety of …
The Obama administration has for the first time explicitly blamed the Chinese military for launching cyber-attacks on the U.S government and various defense contractors.
The cyber-attacks are a “serious concern” as U.S. computer systems “continued to be targeted …
“Thousands of people turned out Monday for a protest here that was intended to draw attention to what organizers said was the return of political prosecutions in the Russian courts,” The New York Times’ Andrew E. Kramer reports …
“Today marks two decades since the United Nations General Assembly designated May 3 as World Press Freedom Day to celebrate press freedom and raise awareness about threats to media independence around the world,” write Jill Moss and Mark Koenig from …
Lee Seok-young can still remember the first tune he heard crouched beneath the blankets late one night, twisting the dial of his radio until he caught a station across the border. Crackling through, at the lowest volume, was the South …
At first glance, it might seem counterintuitive that media freedom is on the decline, writes Karin Deutsch Karlekar, project director of Freedom House’s annual Freedom of the Press report.
After all, in a world in which news is being produced …
“At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Monday in a series of car bombs in Shi’ite Muslim areas and militant attacks, taking the week’s death toll to nearly 200 as sectarian violence intensifies,” Reuters reports:
Clashes have …
Screening & Discussion
Maziar Bahari, Journalist and Filmmaker
Joel Simon, Committee to Protect Journalists
in conversation with
Jon Stewart, Political Satirist
As Iran nears elections in June, the government has launched renewed assaults on the media with …
Technology is having a profound effect on interactions between democratic governments and the citizens they represent, making it easier for citizens to amplify their voices, organize themselves and hold governments to account. However, democratic institutions – governments, parliaments, …