freedom of the press

Chronicle of Journalist Arrests Wins Storify Award

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:52:19 -0500

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Amy Kroin
Josh Stearns, whose documentation of press arrests on social media platform Storify has earned him the sites nod as "Storify of the Year," says he'll continue to chronicle journalists arrests. He hopes to shine a spotlight on the impact of press suppression and journalist arrests.

Anderson Cooper Attacked in Tahrir Square During Cairo Protests

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:14:43 -0500

Full article: Christian Science Monitor
Chris Richardson
CNN anchor and reporter, Anderson Cooper, was attacked in Cairo. Cooper and his team were walking in Tahrir square through a large crowd of Mubarak supporters when the scene turned ugly. The crowd had let him walk for several minutes into the square when one man leaped out of the crowd, screaming, and attempted to grab the camera. When he then began to attack Cooper's crew, people in the crowd began to join in, at which point the team decided to leave the square.

Al Jazeera Says Egypt Raided Offices; Arrested, Then Released Six Journalists

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:28:40 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Alex Delmar-Morgan and Leila Hatoum
Al Jazeera, the Doha, Qatar-based satellite news outlet, said security forces in Egypt raided its operations there, confiscating equipment and temporarily arresting six Al Jazeera staff.

Al Jazeera Camera Equipment Seized

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:07:19 -0500

Full article: Al Jazeera English
Six Al Jazeera English journalists, who were briefly detained in Egypt, have been released, however; their camera equipment remains confiscated by the military. The move comes a day after Al Jazeera was told to shut down its operations in the country and saw its signal to some parts of the Middle East cut.

Al Jazeera English Leads Egypt Coverage, But Most Americans Still Can't Watch It

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:45:12 -0500

Full article: TVNewser
Alex Weprin
While some of the American TV networks are receiving praise for their coverage of the situation in Egypt there is little doubt that the one network receiving the most praise from media critics: Al Jazeera English. While Al Jazeera English is available via an online stream here in the U.S., it is only available on cable TV through a few small cable providers in places like Vermont and Washington D.C.

Hungarian Leader Takes on Foreign Critics

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:39:13 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Stephen Castle
Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, has faced a new blizzard of accusations that his brand of nationalist politics is undermining press freedom and victimizing Western European companies. At a recent news conference in the gilded splendor of the Hungarian Parliament, Orban bluntly conceded that it was "a bad start" -- and came out fighting.

Will Reading WikiLeaks Cost Student Jobs with Federal Government?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:28:33 -0500

Full article: CNN
Emanuella Grinberg
U.S. agencies have warned some employees that reading the classified State Department documents released by WikiLeaks puts them at risk of losing their jobs. But what about students considering jobs with the federal government?

Journalism Group Protest Texas A&M's Open Records Proposal

Stevie Converse — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:37:42 -0500

Full article: Poynter Institute
Jim Romenesko
Representatives from 15 journalism groups are criticizing a proposal that could result in punishment for Texas A&M University System journalism instructors who assign their students to file open-records requests with institutions in the system.

Wikileaks App Dropped by Apple; Wikileaks Picked Up by Reporters Without Borders

Stevie Converse — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:40:52 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Melissa Bell
Just 10 days after the app was approved for sale in the Apple app store, the Wikileaks program has been pulled from the virtual shelves. However, WikiLeaks can be found in another location: on the Reporters Without Borders site.

Times Sues City Police, Saying Information Has Been Illegally Withheld

Stevie Converse — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:55:12 -0500

Full article: New York Times
James Barron
The <em>New York Times</em> has sued the New York Police Department, saying the department had routinely violated a state law that requires government agencies to provide information to the press and the public.