Events

  

Protecting the First Amendment: How press freedoms in the United States compare with other countries

A 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner will join reporters and editors from inside and outside the Beltway and representatives of international press freedom organizations on Wednesday, May 3 as the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute mark World Press Freedom Day. The morning-long discussion on the State of Press Freedom in the USA will feature…

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Join CPJ for a panel at the Brussels Press Club on emerging threats to journalists

Rising populism in the U.S. and Europe, amid concerns over terrorism and migration, pose risks to press freedom in the West and beyond. Join the Committee to Protect Journalists for a look at the challenges journalists face in the changing environment for media in the U.S. and Europe, and the potential ramifications for journalists operating…

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Defeating the Censors

New information technologies were supposed to make censorship obsolete. Instead, they have made it more complicated. But even as censorship evolves, so too do the strategies of courageous journalism. Join CPJ for a panel discussion on what it takes to defeat the censors and protect sources — and what journalists in the U.S. can learn…

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“Attacks on the Press: The New Face of Censorship”

Join the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, in partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), for the launch of the 2017 edition of: “Attacks on the Press: The New Face of Censorship”

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The Best Defense: Threats to Journalists’ Safety Demand Fresh Approach – London Launch

Following a new report on journalist safety and the launch of Committee to Protect Journalist’s new Emergencies Response Team, this evening will bring together a variety of perspectives on how the safety landscape for journalists and media workers has changed in recent years.

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Media Law Resource Center Conference 2017

On March 13, 2017 at the University of Miami, the Media Law Resource Center the will hold a conference, “Legal Issues Concerning Hispanic and Latin American Media.” The conference will look at: Journalism Challenges in Latin America Cuba After Castro Online Piracy in Latin America Covering the Immigration Debate

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Cybersecurity for Journalists of Increasing Importance in Trump Era

The days when cyber security practices could reasonably be looked upon as an optional work skill for journalists are behind us. In the first weeks of the Trump administration, an unprecedented spate of leaks to news outlets such as The New York Times and The Washington Post has been responded to with demands from President…

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Internet Freedom Festival

CPJ is proud to be a 2017 Internet Freedom Festival Partner Each year, the IFF brings together those who defend digital rights around the world – journalists, activists, technologists, policy advocates, digital safety trainers, and designers – in support of the following core goals:

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Q&A with Edom Kassaye of Zone 9

Please join the Committee to Protect Journalists for a Q&A session with Edom Kassaye of the Zone 9 bloggers at Columbia Journalism School on January 26, 2017, from 12 to 2 pm. Along with four other bloggers from the Zone 9 collective, Kassaye was arrested and charged with incitement and terrorism in late April 2014.…

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Not the New Normal: How the Media Should Cover the Trump Presidency

Join Slate for a conversation with top editors in New York about how the news media can and should proceed to cover the Trump presidency. The panel will discuss strategies they are implementing at their outlets, and how journalists and media companies at large can play a bigger role in making sure that fact prevails…

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