Magnus Ag
Assistant Advocacy Director Magnus Ag is a New York-based human rights advocate and journalist. Prior to joining CPJ in 2010, Ag worked as head of section in the Danish Ministry for Science, Technology, and Innovation. He holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in political science from the University of Copenhagen. He speaks English, Danish, and Norwegian. Contact him here or follow him on Twitter @AgMagnus.
Rash Report: Press under fire, and not just in war zones
On March 30, Star Tribune published an article about how foreign correspondents and local reporters alike are increasingly targeted. The article uses CPJ research and statistics along with a quote by CPJ’s Executive Director Joel Simon to describe the situation in Libya and around the world. Click here for the full story
Australian novelist disappears in China
On March 30, CPJ’s Asia Program Coordinator Bob Dietz is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about Yang Hengjun, a spy novelist and popular political blogger who disappeared shortly after saying he was being followed at an airport in southern China. Click here for the full story
CPJ’s question to Motlanthe
Independent Online included CPJ Africa Advocacy Program Coordinator Mohamed Keita’s question to South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in their coverage of the deputy president’s speech at New York University. The article was published on March 28. Click here for the full story
Ethical quandary for social sites
The New York Times’ Jennifer Preston cites CPJ Internet Advocacy Program Coordinator Danny O’Brien in an article on how social media companies accommodate the growing use of social media for political purposes. The article was published on March 27. Click here for the full story
CPJ Impact
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, March 2011 Deadly and dangerous in the Middle East With more than 300 attacks on the media, ranging from detentions, obstruction of coverage, and threats to disappearances and killings, the wave of unrest sweeping across the Middle East has turned into an increasingly challenging story for local and…