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131 on the press freedom index: A wakeup call for India?
How did Bangladesh make it ahead of India on the Press Freedom Index? And why is the motherland of the Argumentative Indian ranked 131 anyway? #ConnectTheDots #Markandey Katju #Reporters Without Borders #press freedom index
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Thank you Sibal! We are now enemies of the Internet
In its annual report on internet censorship, media watchdog Reporters without Borders have placed India "under surveillance" in part because of Kapil Sibal's pressure on social media companies to monitor content. #NewsTracker #Kapil Sibal #Internet censorship #Reporters Without Borders #Freedom of information
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Global media lists enemies of the Internet
The list contains obvious suspects, like China, Myanmar and North Korea but also contains some surprises, like Australia and France. #Internet #Censorship #ListsEtc #Reporters Without Borders
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United Press InternationalMan commits suicide inside Notre Dame cathedral
Dominique Venner, a far-right French historian and anti-gay activist, pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the mouth standing next to the altar in Notre Dame cathedral. "Reporters Without Borders" demonstrators drape a protest banner on the face of No #Paris #Reporters Without Borders #China
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CityNews.caVisitation for journalist Peter Worthington Tuesday, funeral Wednesday
Peter Worthington, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Sun, talks with reporters in his office in Toronto on March 17, 1978. THE CANADIAN PRESS/UPI. Renowned journalist Peter Worthington, the founding editor of the Toronto Sun, will be laid to rest this week. #Peter Worthington #Toronto #Dallas, Texas
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RantburgAmid U.S. Uproar Over AP Phone Records, Turkey's PM Gets a Pass on Press Freedom
Campaigners urged President Obama to raise press freedom concerns with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday, but the only media freedom issue raised during their joint press conference was much closer to home -- the secret seizur #Barack Obama #Recep Tayyip Erdogan #Reporters Without Borders