Media Freedom
Austrian Minister Defends Press Freedom After Media Storm
Austria's far-right interior minister, Herbert Kickl, insisted press freedom was "inviolable" as he tried to defuse a storm after asking...
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Ex-Columnist Jailed for ‘Abusive’ Posts About Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung...
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Russians Could Face Jail for Not Deleting News Judged ‘Fake’
Russians who refuse to take down online information that has been judged "false" by a court could be sentenced to...
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Climate of Hatred: Why Do Americans Hate the Media?
Throughout the past year, a climate of hatred and hostility towards journalists in the United States has become significantly worse.
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Journalists Strike Over Far-Right Aggression on Greek Island
Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed tools to protest aggression by far-right militants seeking to capitalize on refugees...
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Pakistan’s Military Sets Restrictions on Reporting Limiting Press Freedom [Report]
Press freedom is under pressure in Pakistan, where journalists face intimidation by the powerful army accompanied by violence which often...
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UN: Myanmar Waging ‘Campaign Against Journalists’
Myanmar, facing international outrage over the jailing of Reuters journalists, is conducting a "political campaign" against independent journalism, the U.N....
Read moreMost Americans Get News from Social Media, Despite Doubts [Poll]
Two-thirds of American adults get at least some of their news from social media, even though many are skeptical about...
Read moreFamilies of Jailed Myanmar Reporters Appeal for Release
The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar made an emotional appeal to Aung San Suu Kyi...
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Saudi Arabia Declares Online Satire Punishable Offense
Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that "disrupts public order" with up to five years in prison, as the kingdom...
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Police Arrest California Man Over Threats Against Boston Globe Newspaper
Police arrested a California man over his violent threats against employees of Boston Globe newspaper.
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Trump Says Google is ‘Rigged’ With Bad News About Him
President Donald Trump took aim Tuesday at Google, claiming that news search results were "rigged" against him.
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BuzzFeed Reporter ‘Effectively’ Ejected from China
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said the foreign ministry had "effectively" ejected BuzzFeed News's Beijing bureau chief from the...
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10 Years for Iran Journalist who ‘Insulted’ Imam on Twitter
An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for "insulting" an imam from the ninth century on...
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Trump Alleges Social Media ‘Censorship’ of Conservatives
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused social media platforms of "totally discriminating" against users with right-wing views.
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Malaysia Repeals Controversial Fake News Law
Malaysia's parliament repealed a controversial law on Thursday that punished spreading "fake news" with up to six years in jail.
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Media Counters Trump with #EnemyOfNone Campaign
Branded "enemy of the people" by Donald Trump, the US news media is responding with a campaign aimed at countering...
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Belarus Detains More Journalists in Raids
Belarus on Wednesday detained at least four more journalists in Minsk and searched the home of a Deutsche Welle correspondent.
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Trump’s Attacks on Media Hurting Press Freedoms Around the World
The effects of President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on the press are being felt beyond the U.S. border.
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Google Developing Censor-Friendly Search Engine for China [Source]
Google is crafting a search engine that would meet China's draconian censorship rules, in a move decried by human rights...
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