Media Advisories

2018

  

CPJ to release annual report on killed journalists

New York, December 12, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual report on journalists killed in relation to their work.

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CPJ to release annual list of journalists imprisoned worldwide

New York, December 6, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual census of journalists imprisoned worldwide on December 13, 2018.

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CPJ to honor courageous journalists at the 2018 International Press Freedom Awards

New York, November 6, 2018–Amid a challenging time for press freedom around the world, CPJ will honor four exceptional journalists for their courage at the 2018 International Press Freedom Awards on November 20, 2018, in New York City.

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CPJ to release annual Global Impunity Index

New York, October 23, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will publish its annual list of countries where journalists are murdered regularly and their killers go free on October 29, 2018. Launch of the report, “Getting Away with Murder: CPJ’s 2018 Global Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and their killers go free,” will…

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CPJ to release report on the impact of U.S. border stops on journalists

New York, October 15, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, “Nothing to declare: Why U.S. border agency’s vast stop and search powers undermine press freedom,” and an accompanying documentary, on October 22, 2018.

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CPJ joins Malta fact-finding mission into murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

New York, October 03, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will join a group of international press freedom and freedom of expression organizations from October 15-17 on a mission to Malta. The group will support local civil society actions marking the one-year anniversary of the death of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, and conduct fact-finding into…

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Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy

Journalists are being imprisoned at record numbers around the world. They are regularly threatened, attacked, and killed, which undermines not only their own fundamental human rights, but also the public’s right to receive and impart information. The past two years have seen record numbers of journalists imprisoned for their work, yet there has been little…

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CPJ to release report on press freedom in Pakistan

New York, September 4, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, “Acts of Intimidation: In Pakistan, journalists’ fear and censorship grow even as fatal violence declines,” on September 12, 2018. The report will be accompanied by a documentary and a panel discussion at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.

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CPJ to release report on press freedom in Ecuador

New York, July 9, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, “The U-turn: Moreno steers Ecuador away from Correa’s media repression,” on July 12, 2018. To mark the launch, CPJ will host a press conference with local civil society group Fundamedios, in Quito.

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CPJ to release report on press freedom in Iran

New York, May 16, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its report, “On the table: Why now is the time to sway Rouhani to meet his promises for press freedom in Iran,” on May 24, 2018. CPJ will mark the launch of the report with a panel discussion in Brussels.

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2018