John Emerson

COVID-19 and Press Freedom
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted the long-term paradigm for press freedom and journalist safety. CPJ is monitoring global press freedom violations–including laws against ‘fake news,’ journalists’ arrests, and surveillance–and has issued physical and digital safety advice for members of the media working during the pandemic. CPJ Safety Advisory: in your language EnglishEspañolPortuguȇsFrançaisItalianoDeutschالعربيةPусский Українська TürkçeكوردىفارسیአማርኛHausa KiswahiliPidginSoomaaliWolofहिंदी…
Justice for Jamal
Justice for Jamal On October 2, 2018, Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered shortly after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Since that day, CPJ has been at the forefront of global efforts to secure transparency, accountability, and justice for Khashoggi’s murder. Our efforts continue today. The CIA reportedly concluded…