Media Advisories

New York, April 22, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World’s Front Lines, its annual assessment of the state of press freedom worldwide, on April 27.

New York, April 14, 2015-The Committee to Protect Journalists’ list of the 10 Most Censored Countries will be released on April 21, 2015. The updated ranking of where the news media is most restricted is based on CPJ research into the use of repressive government tactics such as imprisonment, draconian laws, harassment of journalists, and…

New York, December 18, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual report on journalists killed in relation to their work.

New York, December 9, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual census of imprisoned journalists on December 17, 2014.

CPJ to release report on present and past media conditions in Rwanda New York, December 1, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on press freedom conditions in Rwanda 20 years after the genocide that claimed more than 800,000 lives.

CPJ’s 2014 International Press Freedom Awards New York, November 6, 2014 — Four outstanding journalists who have endured and defied media repression in Burma, Iran, Russia, and South Africa will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2014 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism. All have faced recrimination for their…

A CPJ Special Report New York, October 14, 2014– CPJ’s will release a new report, “The Road to Justice: Breaking the Cycle of Impunity in the Killing of Journalists,” to highlight the threat that impunity in journalist murders poses to press freedom today. The report’s launch will mark the first U.N.-recognized International Day to End…

CPJ and IPI to meet with local journalists, media experts, and government officials New York, September 25, 2014 — A joint delegation of representatives from the Committee to Protect Journalists and the International Press Institute will be in Istanbul and Ankara from September 29 to October 2 to meet with local journalists, media experts, and…

New York, August 13, 2014–A coalition of organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, will hold a news conference on Thursday about efforts by the Obama administration to compel New York Times reporter James Risen to disclose a confidential source. Earlier in the day, a petition with 100,000 signatories–“We Support James Risen Because We Support…

CPJ to release report on exiled journalists to commemorate World Refugee Day New York, June 11, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release a special report on exiled journalists. The report marks World Refugee Day and spotlights the threats of violence and imprisonment which force journalists into exile from some of the world’s most repressive…