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French Left Accuses Sarkozy of Intimidating Media
Posted by Reuters on 13 May 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, FR, Media Freedom
| By Reuters France’s opposition Socialists have accused the ruling UMP party of trying to intimidate the media in the latest of a series of debates on press freedom since President Nicolas Sarkozy took office a year ago. |
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Russian Media To Face Restrictions
Posted by AP on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Free Speech, RU, Media Freedom, Journalism, Libel, Human Rights, Censorship
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By AP The legislation, passed by the State Duma 339-1, is the latest attempt by the government to squeeze the country’s increasingly embattled news media. |
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Nearly 40 Percent Of Europeans Are Internet-Idiots
Posted by Expatica on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Google
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By Expatica EU study reveals that 40 percent of European citizens do not know how to google or send emails. |
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Parliament Passes Media Legislation, Opposition Threatens To Block EU Treaty
Posted by AP on 10 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Human Rights, Censorship
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By AP The law was passed by 81 votes to 62 despite complaints by the Slovak opposition that the move would limit press freedoms. |
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Journalist of the year nominees announced
Posted by Press Gazette on 13 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, UK, Journalism
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By Press Gazette Guardian writer Nick Davies, the author of a book investigating Fleet Street, Flat Earth News, is among those nominated for the top individual prize. |
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Russia Seeks To Limit Foreigners In Media
Posted by Reuters on 06 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, RU
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By Gleb Bryanski, Reuters Russia’s parliament is set to debate the controversial law this month amid a tussle between government officials and security services. |
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China Responds To US, EU On News Dispute
Posted by AP on 04 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Asia, CN, Business
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By Joe McDonald, AP China it will follow WTO rules in settling disputes with the US and Europe over restraints on access to its booming market for financial information services. |
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Russia: Freedom Of Speech ‘Shrinking’ In Putin’s Russia - New Report
Posted by Christine on 28 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, RU, Human Rights
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By Amnesty International Those threatened include Amnesty award-winning journalists. |
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Russian Blogs Antidote to Neutered Media
Posted by AP on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, Blogs, RU, Politics
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By Mike Eckel, AP In the final weeks of Russia’s presidential campaign, TV networks and other major media are filled with uncritical and often fawning coverage of the man President Vladimir Putin has blessed as his successor. |
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Journalist in Trouble for Piece on Putin
Posted by Moscow Times on 21 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: News, RU, Journalism
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By Svetlana Osadchuk, Moscow Times A Perm journalist has been questioned by local prosecutors and may face criminal charges after he penned an article identifying what he characterized as positive similarities between President Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler. |
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European Commission organizes award for young journalists
Posted by IJnet on 31 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Journalism
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By IJnet Young journalists from all over Europe have the opportunity to participate in the European Young Journalist Awards. |
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Niger Charges 2 French Journalists
Posted by AP on 18 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, Africa, FR, Free Speech, Media Freedom, Journalism
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By Dalatou Mamane, AP Authorities formally charged two French journalists with threatening state security for attempting to report on rebel groups in Niger’s volatile north, a crime punishable by death. |
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Sarkozy Media Strategy Under Scrutiny
Posted by BBC News on 17 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Europe, FR, Journalism, Television, Newspapers, BBC
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By Emma Jane Kirby, BBC News Is Nicolas Sarkozy’s media domination a good thing for France? |
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Russian Reporter Released From Psychiatric Hospital After Nine Months
Posted by AP on 07 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: News, Free Speech, RU, Ethics, Media Freedom, Journalism, Human Rights
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By AP A Russian reporter who wrote critical articles about the military campaign in Chechnya was ordered released from a psychiatric hospital where he was kept against his will. |
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Covering The Paris Riots From The Inside
Posted by Huffington Post on 28 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: News, Europe, FR, Blogs, Free Speech, Action, Journalism, New Media, Activism, Media Analysis
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By Conor Friedersdorf, Huffington Post What news coverage of the Paris riots needs is citizen journalists who live within the suburbs and will contribute, anonymously or not, to a blog or anything else that lends insight into the rioter’s mindset. |
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