Tag: press freedom
Caitlin Johnstone: Civil rights are being destroyed throughout the West in service of Israel
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another Western nation for his reporting...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos
Pacific Media Watch
President Donald Trump has frozen billions of dollars around the world in aid projects, including more than $268 million allocated by Congress...
CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’
Pacific Media Watch
The New York-based global media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned a decision by the Palestinian Authority to suspend Al Jazeera’s...
Killing of five Gaza journalists by Israel strike highlights weak NZ media genocide response
By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch
My message today is really simple but brutal.
Israel kills the journalists deliberately. This is unprecedented. The Western...
New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men
ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti and Waqas Ejaz
Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose...
RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei
It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — celebration...