Articles
View all articles-
US asks Egypt to respect media freedom
Concerned over reports of restrictions on media in Egypt, US called the government to respect freedom of expression and free press in the country. #United States #Egypt #NewsTracker #Victoria Nuland #Freedom of Press
-
Why single out Mamata? Are the other CMs much better?
The spotlight might be on Mamata for tilting at cartoons but in the war on freedom of expression she has plenty of chief ministerial company these days. Here's the dis-honour roll. #OnOurMind #Mamata Banerjee #J. Jayalalithaa #Nitish Kumar #Markandey Katju #Freedom of Press #Mamata Cartoon
-
Myanmar relaxes grip on media, vows end to censors
Today, images of Aung San Suu Kyi routinely appear on the front pages of everything except state-controlled media. And the days of buying foreign publications, only to find sensitive stories cut out, are over. #ToWhatEffect #Aung San Suu Kyi #Myanmar #Freedom of Press
Wire
-
Foreign PolicyFreedom Begins at Home - By Suzanne Nossel
The investigation and potential indictment of investigative journalists for the crime of doing their jobs well enough to make the government squirm is nothing new. It happens all over the world, and is part of what the Obama administration has fought aga #Barack Obama #Geneva #US State Department
-
Guardian UnlimitedObama orders review of press freedom guidelines in wake of recent scandals
Barack Obama has ordered the Department of Justice to review its guidelines on press freedom in the wake of the media outcry over the seizure of AP phone records and the threat of criminal action against a Fox reporter. Representatives of media organisat #Barack Obama #Eric Holder #New York Times Company
-
Salt Lake TribuneAnalysis: Does religious freedom report need more ‘teeth’?
Washington • The Obama administration isn’t afraid to call out Republicans for playing politics on Capitol Hill or Wall Street for runaway profits or insurance companies for health care woes. But why, when it comes to protecting religious freedom abroad, #Wall Street #U.S. Republican Party #Barack Obama