by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Ethiopian Journalists Arrested, Accused of Terrorism
Several reporters in Ethiopia made the news this month for being arrested or charged with crimes. One, Argaw Ashine, reportedly...
Censorship
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
News Corp cuts Phone Hacking Joke from Emmys
News Corp. cut a phone-hacking scandal joke from a segment scheduled for Sept. 18's Emmy awards, Entertainment Weekly reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2011
More Censorship, Propaganda at Two Chinese Newspapers?
The Guardian reported that Beijing's propaganda bureau will now be in charge of newspapers the Beijing Times and the Beijing...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
AP Won’t Distribute White House’s Photo of Fallen Troops Ceremony
While the press wasn't allowed to take photographs of Pres. Barack Obama's reception of the "bodies of 30 fallen troops...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2011
Chinese Media Censored, Ordered to Retract Stories on Train Crash
China's Communist Party publicity department set up a "virtual news blackout" on a July 23 train crash, the New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Media Group Claims Censorship at South African Newspaper
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) issued a press release slamming the suspension of South African journalist Brigitte Weidlich. Weidlich...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2011
James Risen: Bush Administration Harassed, Spied on Me
New York Times reporter James Risen has "filed a 22-page affidavit" alleging the U.S. government has harassed and spied on...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2011
Kentucky High School Principal Confiscates Newspaper
The principal of a Kentucky high school "spiked" one of the school newspaper's issues and "confiscated 600 copies" of the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2011
No More Prior Censorship at Nearly Half of Burmese Publications
Burma has removed censorship restraints on 178 of its 358 media outlets, Burmese news site Mizzima reported. According to Mizzima,...