Are You Celebrating the Release of Julian Assange?
Are you a journalist who is celebrating the release of Julian Assange? You might want to reconsider.
Category: Press Freedom
Media issues involving freedom of the press.
Steven Gan of Malaysiakini
NHK, Japan’s national broadcast network, profiles Steven Gan, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Malaysiakini.com (‘Malaysia Today’), Malaysia’s only independent, uncensored news outlet. The 20-year old website is an excellent business model for sustainable journalism in countries arising from repressive regimes
R.I.P., Matthew Buckland (1974-2019)
I’m shocked by news that Matthew Buckland, Africa’s leading expert about New Media, died today after a short battle with an apparently fast-acting cancer. Shocked because during May in Cape Town, when I last saw Matt, he apologized because his speech to…
The Fatal Arrow, Shot From a Crossbow, Struck His Chest
A crossbow arrow kills a newspaper layout artist, yet another attempt to silence freedom of the press in Guatemala.
R.I.P: Gibran Tueni (1957-2005)
Gibran Tueni, 48, publisher of al-Nahar daily newspaper, member of the Lebanese parliament, and the World Association of Newspaper’s board member for Middle East Affairs, was assassinated this morning in Beirut. An outspoken editorialist against Syrian involvement in his country, he had…