Press Freedom
CPJ Updates
- 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
- Trust deficit: Guatemala’s new president must overcome skepticism to improve press freedom
Reporter Without Borders
- Turkey : Justice for Hrant Dink!
- Reporters prevented from covering Kazakh parliamentary elections
- “We must impose democratic obligations on the leading digital players”
- #HoldTheLine Coalition Condemns Third Criminal Cyber Libel Charge Against Maria Ressa and Rappler
- Pakistan: online hate campaigns against BBC and Independent journalists
- Lebanon : Violence against reporters becoming more frequent in Lebanon
- New wave of censorship targeting critical media outlets
- Swedish prosecutors again refuse to investigate Dawit Isaak case
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.