In the News

Following the release of CPJ’s 2014 Exile Report, the Daily Nation referenced CPJ’s research on media freedom in Southern Africa in its editorial on the press freedom climate on the continent. Read the full article here.

As CloudFlare announced ‘Project Galileo’, CPJ’s participation in the project that will help protect journalists from DDoS attacks was referenced in TechCrunch. Read the full article here.

After five recieved long jail times in connection to the murder of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, Reuters quoted CPJ’s research on Russia and the number of journalists that have been killed in relation to their work. Read the full article here.

Following the destruction of local newspapers in Nigeria, Mashable quoted CPJ’s Africa Program Coordinator Sue Valentine in the its coverage of the events. Read the full article here.

Following the release of International Press Freedom awardee Dhondup Wangchen, Variety quoted CPJ’s executive director, Joel Simon. Read the full article here.

After Turkey’s Prime Minister Ergodan called CNN correspondent Ivan Watson an ‘agent’ for his coverage of anti-government protests, the Huffington Post cited CPJ’s research on the climate for journalists in Turkey. Read the full article here.

Following the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in the case of NYtimes reporter James Risen, several news outlets cited CPJ’s 2013 report on the Obama Administration and the Press, including MSNBC. Read the full article here.

While reviewing Mitch Swenson’s game ‘1000 days of Syria’, the International Business Times cited CPJ’s research on Syria, and the dangers journalists face in reporting on the conflict. Read the full article here.

Following the publication of CPJ’s alert on threats to Mark Bassant, a journalist from Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad Express Newspapers quoted Americas Program Coordinator, Carlos Lauria in their coverage. Read the full article here.

On day three of Egypt’s presidential elections, Human Rights Watch cited CPJ’s research on Egypt in their analysis of political repression within in the country. Read the full article here.