Susan Forste

EDITORIAL The Washington Post November 20, 2007 Reprinted with permission from Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Company and The Washington Post It was no surprise when authorities shut another independent newspaper in Vladimir Putin’s Russia this month, but the pretext was particularly illustrative of the cynicism of Mr. Putin’s regime. The Samara edition of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper…

Video News Story CBS News November 19, 2007 Anthony Mason pays tribute to a Chinese journalist who was targeted and imprisoned for reporting on a phony irrigation project. Watch the video on the CBS News website.

Cause Celeb: Tom Brokaw NBC News October 23, 2007 Each month, we highlight a celebrity’s work on behalf of a specific charity. This month we speak with Tom Brokaw, who was anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for 21 years. Brokaw who continues to report and produce long-form documentaries and provide expertise during…

By Laurie Goering Chicago Tribune, Feature October 2, 2007 Neerav Modi has never been an activist. But the American student and computer whiz, who is studying medicine in India, has played a crucial role in the political uprisings in Myanmar.

September 13, 2007 Shawn Crispin interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, New York. Listen on the WNYC website

EDITORIAL The New York Times August 10, 2007 Germany would seem to be one of the last places to find the government trying to intimidate its journalists these days. News of secret C.I.A. flights that whisked prisoners through the Continent to places where torture is allowed has horrified many Europeans in recent years. The German…

Dozens of journalists are murdered every year to silence reports of human rights abuses, criminal enterprise and government corruption Joe Piaseckii Pasadena Weekly, Cover Story August 10, 2007 What would you be willing to die for? Anna Politskovskaya was slain simply for telling the truth.

By Carlos Lauria > Miami Herald August 3, 2007 Venezuelan officials’ increasing intolerance of free speech and press criticism reached a new low this week. A group of cable-television channels narrowly escaped being taken off the air, and President Hugo Chávez declared during his six-hour long weekly television and radio address that foreigners who criticize…

Joel Simon and Carlos Lauria Published in San Antonio Express-News July 20, 2007 http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/stories/MYSA072107.02O.CPJcomment.23e2b59.html The recent decision by the San Antonio Express-News to temporarily remove its border correspondent from its Laredo bureau was a judicious move. The paper temporarily withdrew reporter Mariano Castillo after a U.S. law enforcement source warned that an unspecified American journalist…

Kristin Jones Published in The Wall Street Journal Asia July 9, 2007 The discovery of toxic ingredients in toothpaste, seafood, cough syrup and toys has raised questions about the safety of China’s exports. These threats — and the risk they pose to consumers — could have been uncovered much earlier had the Chinese government used…