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More News Pulled Off Air, Georgian “Media Freedom” Rating Falls
Posted by The Goergian Times on 03 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Asia, Media Freedom
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By Nino Japaridze, Georgian Times News program Mzera on Mze TV channel has suspended its functioning after having been on air since June 1, 2003. |
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Publisher Appeals to Medvedev
Posted by Moscow Times on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Media Freedom
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By The Moscow Times The publisher of the muckraking weekly magazine The New Times has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to grant Russian citizenship to journalist Natalya Morar, a Moldovan national barred from entering Russia. |
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Uzbekistan: Fighting internet censorship
Posted by Global Voices on 26 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Free Speech, Censorship, Agenda Cutting
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By Global Voices Despite Uzbekistan’s nominal guarantees of the freedom of speech, the media is being systematically attacked by the government. |
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Media Chinese targets surge in expatriates
Posted by Financial Times on 23 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Agenda Setting
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By Robin Kwong, Financial Times A new wave of Chinese diaspora is set to create fresh markets for Chinese media across south-east Asia, North America and Europe, according to the chief executive of one of the world’s biggest Chinese-language publishers. |
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OSCE expresses concern over intimidation of Uzbek reporters
Posted by AP on 18 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Media Freedom
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By The Associated Press An international security and democracy group expressed concern Tuesday about the intimidation and harassment of independent journalists in Uzbekistan. |
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Nine women, including five journalists, arrested in latest attempt to intimidate cyber-feminists
Posted by Reporters Without Borders on 13 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, IR, Media Freedom, Middle East
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By Reporters Without Borders At least 14 websites that defend women’s rights were blocked by Iranian authorities. |
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March to war
Posted by The Phoenix on 06 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, IR, War Watch, Middle East, Iraq War
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By Adam Reilly, Boston Phoenix Why isn’t the press paying more attention to a possible attack on Iran? |
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WAN Conference: Chinese Journalist Li Changqing Wins Pen of Freedom Award
Posted by The Guardian on 03 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Awards
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By Stephen Brook, The Guardian Chinese journalist Li Changqing has been given the World Association of Newspapers Golden Pen of Freedom - an unprecedented second consecutive award for writers from the Asian country |
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Indian Origin Journo Wins European Journalism Award
Posted by Financial Express on 30 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, IN, Awards
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By Financial Express A young reporter of Indian origin working with the BBC has won a prestigious European journalism award for her documentary exposing bogus universities in Britain. |
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Each Iraqi Channel Sings Its Own Tune
Posted by Niqash on 29 May 2008 | Tagged as: IQ, Commentary, Middle East
Media rhetoric differs from one Iraqi satellite station to the other and even sometimes within the same channel, making it difficult for the Iraqi audience to comprehend the channels’ logic.
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Journalist, Six Others Die in Kashmir Gun Battle
Posted by Gulf Times on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, IN, Media Freedom
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By Gulf Times Jammu-based photojournalist Ashok Sodhi died of gunshots wounds suffered while covering a 10-hour gun battle between Kashmiri militants and security forces. |
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Myanmar Cyclone Survivor Tells Her Story
Posted by MediaChannel on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: Asia, VIDEO
While there are fears Cyclone Nargis may have killed up to a hundred thousand people, many people managed to survive the disaster. Twenty-one-year-old Mae is one of them. After the Cyclone destroyed her village, she swam through the night. She tells her story of survival in her own words.
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China:Quake Damage Rising
Posted by Global Voices on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: Asia, Commentary, CN
Swarms of people went online to share their experiences during the 7.8 scale earthquake felt across most of China for over 10 seconds. Here’s a roundup.
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BBC Journalist Deported from Myanmar: State Media
Posted by Agence France Press on 07 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Media Freedom
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By Agence France Press Myanmar has deported a BBC journalist who tried to enter the country to report on a cyclone that has killed 22,000 people, saying he had violated visa regulations. |
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Chinese Journalist Zhao Yan Calls For Press Freedom Following Release
Posted by Radio Free Asia on 17 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Asia, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Journalism, Censorship
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By Radio Free Asia A Beijing-based news researcher for The New York Times and cutting-edge Chinese investigative reporter has called for greater press freedom in China following his release from a three-year jail term. |
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