http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com The Largest Network of Global Affairs Blogs Online Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NEW YORK—A look at global press freedom during 2009 offers a glimpse into dangers journalists face as the media industry adjusts to years of corporate meltdowns. Of particular concern are those who rely on the Internet to get news and information out—more than half of imprisoned members of the press are ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/26/online-journalists-at-great-risk-worldwide/ In the big, wide world, there is no shortage of regimes willing to suppress the media. So it's not hard to miss what has been happening recently in the nation of Tunisia, nestled between Algeria and Libya on the Mediterranean Sea. Imprisonment, censoring, and harassment have increased since elections there ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/22/tunisias-dark-veil-of-media-repression/ Following documentary filmmaker Paul Martin's kidnapping in Gaza on Monday by Hamas, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) noted that the kidnapping came just when he was about to give evidence at a military tribunal. The IFJ called it a "shocking violation of journalists' rights" and demanded his immediate release. IFJ ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/02/16/release-of-journalist-detained-by-hamas-demanded/ The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has moved quickly to connect with and help Haitian journalists impacted by the recent earthquake there. CPJ has responded with direct assistance for basic daily needs to "get them on their feet again", according to the organization. CPJ's Journalist Assistance program is cooperating with Jean Roland ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/22/help-for-haitis-journalists/ THE FULL REPORT CAN BE READ HERE The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and other members of an international solidarity mission that investigated the November 23 massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines is saying that Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her government must take all necessary measures to ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/22/international-mission-calls-for-justice-in-the-philippines/ An upcoming exhibit at Tufts University will showcase some of the finest photojournalistic work available. The exhibit, entitled "Questions Without Answers," will feature the work of all of VII photo agency's photographers, Marcus Bleasdale; Ron Haviv; Antonin Kratochvil; Gary Knight; Joachim Ladefoged; Christopher Morris; James Nachtwey; Franco Pagetti; Stephanie Sinclair; ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/20/questions-without-answers-is-a-global-photo-exhibit-not-to-miss/ An exclusive Newsweek interview with the wife of Dr. Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, the suicide bomber in Afghanistan who killed himself and 7 CIA agents, reveals a chilling anti-American sentiment. During the interview, Defne Bayrak, 31, spent more than an hour at the offices of NEWSWEEK Türkiye in Istanbul talking about ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2010/01/08/newsweeks-glimpse-at-anti-americanism/ 2009 was an unusually dramatic year in the journalism world. But not because of ongoing corporate changes, which translated as the further downsizing of media companies. Lost jobs and denigrated institutional memory at major news outlets was an important part of what happened to reporters and their kin in the ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/12/30/2009-a-tragic-dramatic-year-for-journalists/ Following the shocking, graphic, and horrific accounts of the murders of dozens of people in late November in the Philippines–31 of whom were journalists–advocacy groups are rallying for justice. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for a global day of solidarity for the 31 journalists murdered in the Philippines. ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/12/07/calling-for-justice-for-slain-filipino-journalists/ 26 journalists were reportedly murdered in the Philippines earlier this week. The murders brought a swift response from the international journalism community. In a letter to Philippine President Arroyo, the Overseas Press Club said, in part: "The members of the Overseas Press Club of America are stunned by the news received today ... http://mediaforeignpolicy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/11/24/12-journalists-murdered-in-the-philippines/