‘I was the first to lose my freedom’: How police protection impacts Italy’s investigative reporters
October 10, 2019 11:51 AM ET
Explaining the sudden presence of two grim-looking bodyguards in a way that wouldn’t scare her children was never going to be easy for Federica Angeli, a reporter for la Repubblica. So when Angeli returned home with police protection for...
CPJ joins statement of concern over safety of Colombian journalist Daniel Coronell
October 7, 2019 2:40 PM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined the Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), a Colombian press freedom organization, in issuing a statement on October 4 expressing concern for the safety of journalist Daniel Coronell....
In Honduras, attacker holds gun to head of Radio Progreso anchor Sánchez
October 3, 2019 3:11 PM ET
Miami, October 3, 2019 —Honduran authorities must immediately investigate an attack on journalist Sandra Maribel Sánchez and guarantee the safety of the press in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Italian photojournalist Claudio Lattanzio’s car destroyed in arson attack
September 12, 2019 10:18 AM ET
On August 15, 2019, in Sulmona, central Italy, unidentified individuals burned the car of Claudio Lattanzio, a photojournalist for local daily Il Centro and collaborator with Italian news agency Ansa, according to a report by the daily....
Press freedom on ‘brink of extinction’ in Iraqi Kurdistan, journalists say
September 9, 2019 11:19 AM ET
“Ever since I started working as a journalist nine years ago, I have been under constant pressure from my family, my tribe, and my community to give up journalism. Friends have been asked by security forces to sever ties...
Cablemar TV reporter Aguilar shot dead in Copán, Honduras
September 4, 2019 4:48 PM ET
Amsterdam, September 4, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of Edgar Joel Aguilar, a reporter and presenter for Cablemar TV, and urged the Honduran authorities to conduct a rigorous investigation and bring those responsible to justice....
Why going solo is a risk for female reporters in the US and Canada
September 4, 2019 9:00 AM ET
In June 2016, an attacker was terrorizing women on a jogging path in Edmonton, Canada. A video journalist at a large Canadian broadcaster was assigned to cover the story on the night shift. Multiple sexual assaults had been reported...
Why newsrooms need a solution to end online harassment of reporters
September 4, 2019 9:00 AM ET
Stef Schrader was on vacation in Germany last year when spam messages started to flood her inbox. Seeing random emails from Macy’s—and job alerts for the position of “Chief Idiot”—she realized someone had signed her work email up to...