CPJ joins Council of Europe journalism safety platform
October 16, 2015 6:19 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the Council of Europe's platform to protect journalism and promote the safety of journalists. The Strasbourg-based body set up the reporting system earlier this year as a way to hold its 47...
Mission Journal: Window of opportunity to advance press freedom in Indonesia
December 11, 2014 5:52 PM ET
A sense of optimism seems to be filling the streets of Jakarta after the election of President Joko Widodo, who took office a few weeks ago. Against this backdrop of hope, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined other press...
Sri Lanka detains, then releases two visiting journalists
November 1, 2013 12:57 PM ET
With two weeks to go until the start of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, the government's anti-media policies remain a pressing topic. There are two links below to statements by media support groups today relating...
Animated journalist survival guide looks ahead
August 22, 2013 12:01 PM ET
A new English/Arabic online tool is available for citizen journalists who have no previous journalism experience or training but are reporting dangerous frontline stories. It uses animation--a novelty for such guides--and its arrival is timely....
Post-Snowden, time for journalists to get smart
July 8, 2013 10:10 AM ET
Let's be clear: Everything journalists do in the digital world is open to scrutiny by suspicious minds because that's the way intelligence agencies work. If state eavesdroppers didn't make use of this amazing opportunity they wouldn't be very good at...
