Governments are failing to protect journalism from political attacks,
The VVD and BBB are not worried about curtailing press freedom, not even if PVV enters the new Cabinet. "We have enough confidence in the democracy and the rule of law that it doesn't get that far," said BBB MP Henk Vermeer. The VVD noted that it has always been committed to the freedom and safety of the press. "And we will continue to do so, in whichever political constellation we end up in," said VVD MP Claire Martens.
The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) notes that Finland's press is still one of the most free in the world, but the safety of journalists has deteriorated.
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on "Deadline" that freedom of the press could end if former President Donald Trump wins re-election in November. | Clips
Citizen journalist Priscilla Villareal of Laredo, Texas was arrested in 2017 for asking public officials questions. She's asking the Supreme Court to hold authorities responsible for the outrageous ordeal. Lights On Laredo Police by Phil's 1stPix is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. We’ve often commented on the alarming increase in frivolous attempts by local prosecutors to criminalize routine acts of journalism. The trend escalated last year, but the 2017 arrest of Laredo,...
Armenia ranks 43rd (up from 49th last year) in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders today. Georgia is 103rd in the ranking, Russia is 162th, Turkey and Azerbaijan are ranked 158th and 164th respectively. Armenia’s southern neighbor Iran is 176th on the list. The report says that despite a pluralistic environment, the media in Armenia …
A free press was one of the most important features of a republic in the eyes of the founders. It’s why press freedom gets a specific mention in the First Amendment.
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Harassment against the Philippine press persists during the second year of the Marcos Jr. administration
New York, May 3, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was joined by press freedom supporters to ring the opening bell Friday at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. The bell ringing ceremony was led by Kristina Ayanian, host at Nasdaq Listings. Ahead of the bell
Political attacks on press freedom – including the detention of journalists, the suppression of independent media outlets and the widespread dissemination of disinformation – have intensified significantly over the past year, according to Reporters Without Borders’ annual world press freedom index. The index ranks 180 countries according to the ability of journalists to work and […]
Dear readers, On International Press Freedom Day, the HKFP team remains committed to reporting, on-the-ground, in one of the world’s most challenging, and rapidly-changing media environments. Nevertheless, our newsroom is facing a funding situation in 2024 whereby our expansion to nine team members coincided with a decline in regular Patron backers, resulting in two years […]