The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof writes: One of the great failures of American universities is that they are fartoo parochial, rarely exposing students to worlds beyond our borders. So with summer starting, it’s up to students themselves toself-educate by setting off on their own.
Author: OPC of America
Russia Replies March 24, 2009
The Russian government has replied to the OPC Freedom of the Press Committee that the criminal investigation in the case of Amrahov has been opened and is presently pending. Russia Reply 79.09 Kb
CSM Opinion: Without Foreign Coverage, We Miss More Than News
Andrew Stroehlein of The Christian Science Monitor writes that a lack of reporters posted abroad hampers our ability to grasp crises.
Families Write to Urge Action for Ling and Lee
The families of detained journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee urge for support on Wednesday, June 3, for candlelight vigils to be held in New York, Washington D.C., Birmingham, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
China May 27, 2009
The OPC appeals to the government of China to do everything in its power to influence the government of North Korea to release two American journalists now being held there.
Report to the Board of Governors May 26, 2009
The highlight of the Committee’s work since our last meeting was the
panel discussion on Mexico’s drug violence and its consequences for the
journalists who cover it. Mexico is now among the most dangerous
places in the world to work in the news business.
In the Land of Medea
Zuzana Kurnasova was in Georgia April 21 to April 28 on a Training Course on European Voluntary Service in the Caucasus, organized by the Slovak-Georgian Society and Academy for Peace and Development, a Georgian youth organization. This article provides a sampling of the people she met and her impressions along the way. Zuzana was an OPC intern in the spring of 2008.
Yemen May 21, 2009
The OPC objects strenuously to the crack-down on the independent press in Yemen, and asks the government to immediately suspend attacks on the press by its military units.
OPC Highlights Threat to Journalists in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
We wish H.E Asif Ali Zahari great success in his campaign against the Taliban in the northwest. And we ask that he direct the military to give some protection to journalists in the area to allow them to inform Pakistani citizens about the truth of what is happening.
Madagascar May 20, 2009
As H.E. Audrey Rajoelina’s rise to power as head of the High Transitional Authority in Madagascar, Rajoelina is challenged by fellow citizens and the global community to demonstrate stable judgment, commitment to the law and the integrity of democracy. The OPC is aware of the restraints and abuses of media freedom during the months from January to late March, and deplore that, as indeed Rajoelina did when he was in opposition.