Samantha Libby
Samantha Libby, CPJ’s digital manager, has worked in freedom of expression and human rights in Ethiopia, Vietnam, Kalimantan, and West Papua. She has also investigated the domestic and international arms trade. She is a playwright, artist, and an award-winning writer.
Paying tribute to Mike O’Connor
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…
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, December 2013
End-of-year Impact As 2013 draws to a close, CPJ looks back on the highlights of the year, when we stepped in and advocated for journalists and news outlets at risk around the world. Thank you for all you have done to support us, and please continue to join us in our important work.
While Tech Companies Call for Spying Reform, Telcos Silent
Geoffrey King, CPJ’s Internet Advocacy Coordinator, published a piece on PBS Media Shift about the absence of telecommunications companies signatures on an open letter calling for the US government “to take the lead and make reforms that ensure that government surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent, and subject to…
Univision News premieres “PRESSionados” (PRESSured)
Univision News premieres “PRESSionados” (PRESSured), an original one-hour documentary on the freedom of the press in several Latin American countries featuring CPJ’s research. The award-winning Documentary Unit traveled throughout Latin America to record first-hand accounts of journalists and reporters. Viewers will learn how renowned journalists, as well as owners of prominent media outlets, have been…
News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, November 2013
Photo credit, Barbara Nitke (CPJ) Journalists honored at CPJ’s annual award ceremony Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was among four journalists who received CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Award on November 26. Youssef has used humor to report on and criticize government failures to improve the economy and public services, and its efforts to suppress opinion.…
Jon Stewart’s Egyptian Twin, Buzzfeed in Black-Tie
Four journalists who face imprisonment and other threats for exposing realities in Ecuador, Egypt, Turkey, and Vietnam were honored with CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Awards held on November 26, 2013.Amanda Gordon of Bloomberg profiled several of our notable guests and compiled the highlights of the evening.Read the full story here.
Paul Steiger Acceptance Speech
Norman Pearlstine presents Paul Steiger with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2013 Burton Benjamin Memorial Award. Paul Steiger. Founding editor-in-chief of ProPublica. Acceptance Speech CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2013. November 26, 2013. Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City As prepared for delivery Thank you, Norm. Thank you, Dan. Thank you, Scott….
Nedim Şener Acceptance Speech
Jonathan Klein introduces Nedim Şener at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2013 International Press Freedom Awards. Nedim Şener (Posta, Turkey). Acceptance Speech CPJ International Press Freedom Award 2013. November 26, 2013. Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York City As prepared for delivery Respected ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues: Thank you for this award,…