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As the world marks the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11th, CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon writes a special opinion column for CNN.com discussing its impact on press freedom both in the U.S., and worldwide. The advent of a global ‘war on terror’ and sweeping anti-terror legislation has steadily eroded press freedom, leading…

The articles by the AP, AFP, and Democratic Voice of Burma are just a few examples of the world wide attention the CPJ’s special report on the highly restricted state of press freedom in Burma.  Despite promises of reform from the newly elected civilian government, the press in Burma remains one of the most heavily…

 CPJ Senior Americas Program Coordinator Carlos Lauría was interviewed on CNN Español about CPJ’s new special report After the Black Spring, Cuba’s new repression released on July 6. The interview is in Spanish.

Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. CPJ Senior Editor Lauren Wolfe was on PBS NewsHour on July 4 to discuss the findings in CPJ’s special report The silencing crime: Sexual violence and journalists.

AFP and the Guardian were among the mayor news outlets that covered the release of CPJ’s 2011 Exile Report. The report, released on June 20, documents how nearly 70 journalists were forced into exile over the past 12 months, with more than half coming from Iran and Cuba.

Deutsche Welle spoke with CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon about the changing face of journalism in the internet age. The Q&A was published on June 20. Click here for the full story

BBC’s correspondent Karen Allen reports from a workshop held in Johannesburg, South Africa, co-organized by Global Voices, Google Africa, and CPJ. CPJ’s Danny O’Brein and Tom Rhodes are quoted in the article. Click here for the full story

On June 14, Foreign Policy ran a piece by CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem. Taking a starting point in the case of missing freelance journalist Matthew VanDyke, Abdel Dayem analyzes the trends in press freedom violations in Libya and across the Middle East. Click here for the full story…

The Washington Post quoted CPJ Washington Representative Frank Smyth as part of the newspaper’s coverage of the conviction in the Chauncey Bailey murder case. The article was published on June 10. Click here for the full story

On June 7, CPJ Senior Editor Lauren Wolfe appeared on CNN International to talk about CPJ’s special report The silencing crime: Sexual violence and journalists released the same day.