Press Freedom
CPJ Updates
- Bitter reversal: Myanmar military coup wipes out press freedom gains
- Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
- Record number of journalists jailed worldwide
- Getting Away with Murder
- Covering police violence protests in the US
- Amid COVID-19, the prognosis for press freedom is dim. Here are 10 symptoms to track
- The Trump Administration and the Media
- About: The Trump Administration and the Media
- Trust deficit: About This Report
Reporter Without Borders
- Landmark public inquiry report finds Maltese state must “shoulder responsibility” for the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
- RSF launches a resource platform on journalism safety
- Reporters attacked while covering Covid pass protests in four EU countries
- RSF calls for the release of a Sudanese journalist jailed in Saudi Arabia
- Belarus: UN experts will examine the arbitrary detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich
- The story of how press freedom was crushed in six months in Myanmar
- Bolsonaro family vents more anger than ever on Brazil’s media
- Court’s decision to uphold conviction deals “unprecedented setback” to press freedom in Benin
Nov. 2 Marks ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’
A memorial wall at the Newseum in Washington, DC displays the names of slain journalists. Photo: John M (flickr)
NEW YORK, November 2, 2018—Approximately 90 percent of crimes against journalists/media workers go unpunished. To date, 82 journalists have been killed in the line of duty through Nov. 2, 2018, according to UNESCO. The Overseas Press Club of America supports international free speech organization ARTICLE 19 in its call for governments to act on crimes against journalists.
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The Overseas Press Club is an international association of journalists based in New York City that works to encourage the highest standards in journalism, to educate the next generation of foreign correspondents and to promote international press freedom and the well-being of colleagues in the field.