Press Releases
2018
Journalists, press freedom take center stage for Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration
New York, December 31, 2018–The 2019 Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City will ring in the year with a celebration of press freedom and the importance of journalism. Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of the iconic annual event, have chosen the Committee to Protect Journalists as this…
Number of journalists murdered in reprisal for reporting nearly doubles
Afghanistan deadliest country for journalists worldwide in 2018 New York, December 19, 2018–At least 53 journalists were killed on the job this year, 34 of whom were targeted for murder in reprisal for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in its annual analysis. The numbers, which represent those killed between January 1 and…
Committee to Protect Journalists and First Look Media’s Press Freedom Defense Fund Announce Legal Support to Defend Fearless Journalism
International Center for Journalists and Reporters Without Borders Join Fundraising Campaign with Leading Organizations Fighting for Global Press Freedom New York, December 18, 2018 — The Committee to Protect Journalists and First Look Media’s Press Freedom Defense Fund today announced they are partnering on a fundraising campaign to provide legal support for journalists facing extensive…
Hundreds of jailed journalists the new norm, CPJ census finds
Turkey, China, and Egypt responsible for jailing more than half of all journalists New York, December 13, 2018–For the third consecutive year at least 251 journalists are behind bars for their work, as authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence dissent, the Committee to Protect Journalists found.
CPJ gala honors brave journalists, highlights journalism’s role
International Press Freedom Awards go to Vietnamese blogger, Venezuelan reporter, Ukrainian broadcaster, and Sudanese freelancer New York, November 21, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists and media luminaries from around the world last night celebrated courageous journalists from Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam at the 28th annual International Press Freedom Awards. Also joining the ceremony were…
CPJ welcomes Gulnoza Said as Europe and Central Asia program coordinator
New York, November 12, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists is pleased to announce that Gulnoza Said has been named CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. Said will lead efforts to report, monitor, and advocate on press freedom issues in Europe and Central Asia.
Impunity in the murders of journalists emboldens censorship
New York, October 29, 2018–A lack of justice in the murders of journalists creates an entrenched climate of censorship, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in its Global Impunity Index released today. The eleventh annual report highlights countries where journalists are murdered regularly and their killers go free.
AT&T donates $250,000 to defend press freedom
New York, October 25, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists is pleased to announce that AT&T is donating $250,000 to support the organization’s defense of journalists and press freedom. AT&T acquired Time Warner this year and is now the parent company of CNN.
Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Lydia Polgreen and Roger Widmann to board of directors
New York, October 24, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists announced today that Lydia Polgreen, the editor-in-chief of HuffPost, and Roger Widmann, CEO of Cutwater Associates LLC, have joined the organization’s board of directors.
Warrantless searches of journalists at U.S. borders pose press freedom threat
New York, October 22, 2018–The Custom and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s powers to carry out warrantless searches of electronic devices has serious press freedom implications, including weakening the ability of the media to protect source privacy, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in its report, “Nothing to declare: Why U.S. border agency’s vast stop and…