2014 - Page 85 of 85 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Staff of Hong Kong’s Ming Pao fights leadership change

January 8, 2014 2:30 PM EST

Hong Kong’s besieged media were dealt another blow this week, with news that the editor-in-chief of the city’s once most trusted Chinese-language newspaper will be replaced with a potentially pro-establishment editor.

Three abducted journalists released in Syria

January 8, 2014 1:26 PM EST

New York, January 8, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the news that three abducted journalists in Syria have been freed this week. The Swedish Foreign Ministry confirmed today that freelance Swedish journalists Magnus Falkehed and Niclas Hammarstrom, both of whom were abducted in November, were released. On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Turkish…

Where are the deadliest places for journalists?

January 7, 2014 12:24 PM EST

The Guardian’s datablog visualizes CPJ’s 2013 killed report.Read the full story here.

Voters queue at a polling station during the state assembly election in New Delhi on December 4, 2013. A major election is due in May. (Reuters/Adnan Abidi)

India’s independent journalism in doubt in election year

January 6, 2014 3:31 PM EST

With the dawn of the new year, India is looking ahead to a national election in May. Recent developments raise questions about the quality and quantity of independent news coverage of the polls as local media come under greater political influence.

Paying tribute to Mike O’Connor

January 2, 2014 3:30 PM EST

With the sudden death of CPJ Mexico Representative Mike O’Connor, 67, Mexican journalists have lost one of their most formidable advocates. Mike will be remembered as someone who was on the forefront of the struggle for press freedom. Below are some of the many tributes:The New York Times. The Guardian El Nuevo Herald AP The…

In Somalia, three journalists detained in Kismayo

January 2, 2014 11:55 AM EST

The Interim Jubba Administration in southern Somalia detained three journalists without charge in the span of a week in late December 2013. All were released after a few days.