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Freelances and online journalists jailed in crackdown on media worldwide, says CPJ
17 hours ago ago from Jon Slattery
Freelances now make up nearly 45 percent of all journalists jailed worldwide and the number of online journalists being held continues to rise, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports . In its annual census of imprisoned journalists, CPJ found a total of 136 reporters, editors, and photojournalists behind bars on December 1, an increase of 11 from the 2008 tally. A crackdown in Iran, where 23 journalists are now in jail, fueled the ...
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13 hours ago ago from The PhilSouth Angle
MANILA, Philippines/09 December 2009 Representatives of various media groups this afternoon converged at Intramuros to commemmorate Global Day of Solidarity and demand justice for the 31 journalists slaughtered in Maguindanao province of the Philippines on 23 November. In a rare opportunity, representatives of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), ...
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20 hours ago ago from South Dakota Politics
The advent of blogging is one of the most significant events in the history of modern journalism. This is not because blogging can replace traditional journalism. Many critics of blogging (including our esteemed Keloland colleague David Newquist) point out that bloggers are heavily dependent on the main stream media for their original source material. This is quite true. It is also true that the MSM continues to enjoy the power of ...
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19 hours ago ago from Legal Schnauzer
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments this week on cases involving the honest-services fraud statute that has been used in a number of high-profile corruption cases. The issues at hand, we suspect, are poorly understood by the public, particularly here in Alabama. So we think a couple of key points need to be made: * Contrary to a report by the Associated Press, the Supreme Court's ultimate findings will not have an effect on ...
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U.S. Will Settle Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion
21 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON The federal government announced on Tuesday that it intends to pay $3.4 billion to settle claims that it has mismanaged the revenue in American Indian trust funds, potentially ending one of the largest and most complicated class-action lawsuits ever brought against the United States. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday. Attorney ...
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