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Video: CPJ announces funding from Thiel Foundation

On October 28 the SiliconValleyWatcher blog posted a short video featuring speeches from CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon and Board Chairman Paul Steiger announcing funding from the Thiel Foundation to aid freedom of the press online.

Please click here to read the post and watch video of the speeches.
October 29, 2009 11:50 AM ET |
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Video: Carlos Lauria on María Hinojosa: One-on-One

CPJ Senior Program Coordinator for the Americas Carlos Lauria appeared on the October 4 edition of "María Hinojosa: One-on-One" to discuss dangers journalists face in Mexico and around the world. He was joined by Mexican reporter Blanche Petrich...

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October 2, 2009 3:34 PM ET |
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Video: Joel Simon on Worldfocus

CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon appeared on the September 15 edition of Worldfocus to discuss CPJ's special report on journalist murders in Russia, "The Anatomy of Injustice".
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September 15, 2009 5:10 PM ET |
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Audio: Joel Simon on KCRW

CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon appeared on the August 6 edition of KCRW's To The Point radio program to discuss the topic of dangerous assignments and travel in light of Euna Lee and Laura Ling's release from prison in North Korea.
August 7, 2009 3:16 PM ET |
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Audio: Bob Dietz on KCRW

CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz appeared on the June 9 edition of KCRW's To The Point radio program to discuss the sentencing of Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea.
June 9, 2009 4:32 PM ET |
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Bob Dietz leads live chat on Washington Post.com

CPJ Asia Program coordinator Bob Dietz led a Live Q&A session on the Washington Post web site on June 8. Dietz answered questions about the detention and sentencing of two U.S. journalists in North Korea.

To read the full transcript of the chat please click here.

June 8, 2009 4:50 PM ET |
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Video: Bob Dietz on Fox News

CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz appeared on Fox News on June 8 to discuss the sentencing of Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea.

Please click here to watch to the full interview at Fox News.

June 8, 2009 3:45 PM ET |
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Audio: Bob Dietz on KCBS

CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz appeared on San Fransisco's KCBS news radio on June 8 to discuss the sentencing of Euna Lee and Laura Ling in North Korea.

Please click here to listen to the full interview.

June 8, 2009 2:45 PM ET |
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Bob Dietz in Sacramento Bee

CPJ Asia Program coordinator Bob Dietz is quoted in an article entitled "Sacramentans show support for journalists jailed in North Korea" from the June 4, 2009, edition of the Sacramento Bee.

To read the full article, please click here.

June 4, 2009 12:38 PM ET |
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Bob Dietz on PBS Wide Angle

CPJ Asia Program coordinator Bob Dietz is quoted regarding the detention of two U.S. journalists in North Korea on the June 3 post on PBS's Wide Angle blog. 

To read the full blog post please click here. 
June 3, 2009 4:45 PM ET |

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