Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World′s Front Lines (Bloomberg) - Softcover

Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118873114 ISBN 13: 9781118873113

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2014

Synopsis

The world′s most comprehensive guide to international press freedom

Every day, journalists around the world face incredible risks from imprisonment and assassination to simply just "disappearing" all for the ethical practice of their profession. Caught between wars and uprisings and corrupt police and drug cartels, as well as increasingly oppressive censorship laws, they find themselves in some of the most dangerous situations imaginable. This is why the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) continues to create the annual edition of Attacks on the Press.

Started as a simple typewritten list over 25 years ago, this reliable resource has grown to become the definitive annual assessment of press freedoms globally. It provides analyses of media conditions, press freedom violations, and emerging threats to journalists in every corner of the world.

• In this 2014 edition, you will find front–line reports and analytical essays by CPJ experts covering an array of topics of critical importance to journalists
• Discusses how governments′ capacity to store transactional data and the content of communications poses a unique threat to journalism in the digital age
• Addresses the hope for more freedom in Iran and how the practical needs for communications technology may work in favor of a freer press
• Examines the inability to solve journalist murders in areas such as Colombia and why eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy, and effective, method of stymying justice

In addition to being an invaluable source of timely information and guidance for media professionals, Attacks on the Press gives voice to journalists globally, providing them with a platform for direct advocacy with governments and a tool for influence at the UN, OAS, EU, AU, and other official bodies.

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From the Back Cover

THE WORLD′S MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM

Every day, journalists around the world face incredible risks from imprisonment and assassination to simply just "disappearing" all for the ethical practice of their profession. Caught between wars and uprisings and corrupt police and drug cartels, as well as increasingly oppressive censorship laws, they find themselves in some of the most dangerous situations imaginable. This is why the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) continues to create the annual edition of Attacks on the Press.

Started as a simple typewritten list over 25 years ago, this reliable resource has grown to become the definitive annual assessment of press freedoms globally. It provides analyses of media conditions, press freedom violations, and emerging threats to journalists in every corner of the world.

In this 2014 edition, you will find front–line reports and analytical essays by CPJ experts covering an array of topics of critical importance to journalists, including:

• How governments′ capacity to store transactional data and the content of communications poses a unique threat to journalism in the digital age
• The tug of war between media and money, from media owners′ reluctance to draw China′s disfavor to why advertisers′ clout means they can often quietly control what is published
• The dedication of Afghan journalists as the international withdrawal approaches and the determination of those in Syria to distribute the news amid the chaos of conflict
• The heavy–handed bid to bring the Internet under government control in countries such as Vietnam
• The inability to solve journalist murders in areas such as Colombia and why eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy, and effective, method of stymying justice when journalists are assassinated
• The hope for more freedom in Iran and how the practical needs for communications technology may work in favor of a freer press
• And much more

In addition to being an invaluable source of timely information and guidance for media professionals, Attacks on the Press gives voice to journalists globally, providing them with a platform for direct advocacy with governments and a tool for influence at the UN, OAS, EU, AU, and other official bodies.

About the Author

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 by a group of U.S. correspondents in response to the often brutal treatment of their foreign colleagues by authoritarian regimes and other enemies of independent journalism. Operating with a full–time staff of 27 at its New York headquarters and correspondents around the world, its mission is to promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. A 37–member board of prominent journalists directs CPJ′s activities. CPJ does not accept government funding and is financed solely by contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1118873114
• ISBN 13: 9781118873113
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240