Afghanistan, Mexico, Slovenia, Zambia, Venezuela all lead the pack of this month’s activity on the Freedom of the Press Committee for the OPC, plus a committee change announcement.
Freedom of the Press Committee Report September 29, 2009
Author: OPC of America
Robert Benjamin, Last Founding Member of the OPC, Dies
Robert S. Benjamin, 92, who started his career as a
foreign correspondent at age 15 and was the last survivor among the
correspondents who founded the OPC, died in his sleep at
his home in Mexico.
Job Tip for OPC Members
Michael Stott, Reuters editor for Russia, CIS and Turkey, has reporter openings in Moscow and is always on the prowl for good journalists fluent in English and Russian. Contact him at michael.stott@thomsonreuters.com
McClatchy May Close Some Foreign Bureaus
McClatchy Newspapers is discussing changes in its foreign operations that could see some bureaus closing, with other locations opening and some expanding.
Job Losses Continue for Journos
Since the financial meltdown began a year ago, journalism jobs have gone away at almost three times the rate jobs have disappeared in the general economy.
OPC Allies With Slovenian Newspaper Silenced by the Courts
The OPC fully supports your efforts to publish news of an Italian businessman’s alleged involvement in a corruption scandal and to appeal the injunction preventing Dnevnik from publishing further news of the affair.
OPC Protests Official Abuse of Mexican Journalists
The world knows that the threat of assassination by criminal gangs is the principal danger facing Mexican journalists today. However, we draw the Mexican government’s attention now to the fact that journalists are often threatened by the very people who should be protecting them — the police, the judiciary and local officials.
After Kapuscinski: Literary Reportage in the 21st Century
Join us for a two-day symposium October 6-7 that offers an exciting public conversation about the state of the art of reportage amid a rapidly changing media landscape and various approaches to long-form and literary journalism as practiced by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński.
After Kapuscinski: Literary Reportage in the 21st Century
Join us for a two-day symposium October 6-7 that offers an exciting public conversation about the state of the art of reportage amid a rapidly changing media landscape and various approaches to long-form and literary journalism as practiced by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski.
Amanpour on “Amanpour”
CNN’s Chief International Correspondent and OPC member Christiane Amanpour will launch her new live global interview program, “Amanpour,” September 21.