John Emerson
CPJ sends letter to Secretary Rumsfeld Expresses concern about embedding rules and nonembedded journalists
New York, April 14, 2003—In response to a March 6 letter from the Committee to Protect Journalists to U.S. secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Victoria Clarke, assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs said: “We share your desire to have news reported from the battlefield that is unfettered, timely and accurate, and we have made…
Libertad de prensa en las Américas
Aprovechando la distracción del mundo con la guerra en Irak, el gobierno cubano lanzó una ofensiva sin precedentes contra la prensa independiente, arrestando en las últimas semanas a 25 periodistas y al menos 50 disidentes políticos. No obstante enfrentar una represión sistemática por parte del gobierno, la prensa independiente cubana, que realiza su trabajo en franco desafío a una legislación que restringe en forma severa la libertad de expresión y de prensa, se ha fortalecido en los últimos años.
Attacks on the Press 2002: Afghanistan
In many obvious ways, press conditions in Afghanistan in 2002 were far better than the year before, when virtually no local independent media outlets operated, and eight journalists were killed covering the U.S.-led military offensive that ended the repressive rule of the Taliban regime. During 2002, Afghan journalists produced some 150 publications in the capital,…