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11/19/2007

Views Mixed on Boycotting 2008 Beijing Olympics

11/15/2007

Egyptian Is First Blogger To Receive Journalism's Knight Award

11/05/2007

Venezuelan Crackdown on Press Freedom Continues

11/01/2007

Protest Images from Burma Showed Web Effectiveness and Frailty

10/29/2007

Foundation Honors Courageous Women Journalists

10/24/2007

Media Shield Law Would Clarify When News Sources Can Be Disclosed

10/23/2007

Proposed U.S. Shield Law for Reporters Gets Favorable Reviews

10/12/2007

Opinions Vary on Need for Fairness Doctrine in Broadcast Media

09/20/2007

Many Reporters Worldwide Face Prison for Criticizing Leaders

09/10/2007

Sound Bites Become Standard Feature of Political Landscape

09/07/2007

U.S. Newsman Sees Pros and Cons for “Embedded” Reporters

09/05/2007

Independent Press Promotes the Public Interest, Journalist Says

08/31/2007

Journalists Gain Allies in Battle Against “Insult” Laws

08/21/2007

World Community Condemns Iran’s Intolerance of Free Press

07/27/2007

Press Freedom in the Americas Under Attack

07/11/2007

Press’s Relationship with U.S. Presidents Rocky but “Necessary”

06/04/2007

U.S. Urges Probe of Venezuela Press Restrictions

05/29/2007

U.S., Others Critical of Shutdown of Venezuelan TV Station

05/23/2007

In Many Countries, Journalists Risk Their Lives To Do Their Jobs

05/11/2007

Internet Censorship Concern for Businesses as well as Activists

05/04/2007

Threats Increasing to Free Speech on the Internet

05/03/2007

Imprisoned Cuban Journalist Celebrated by U.S. Writers

05/03/2007

United States Works To Promote Free Media as Pillar of Democracy

05/02/2007

Teens Learning English in U.S. Benefit from Press Freedom

05/02/2007

Press Advocacy Group Cites Nations for Worsening Press Conditions

05/01/2007

Freedom of the Press Endangered in Many Countries

05/01/2007

U.S. Gravely Concerned About Global Killings of Journalists

04/24/2007

U.S. Respects Religious Diversity, Muslim Publisher Says

04/20/2007

Repeal of “Insult” Laws Crucial for Press Freedom

04/13/2007

United States Emphasizes Importance of Protecting Press Freedom

04/10/2007

Secretary Rice Cites Importance of Free Press to Democracy

03/21/2007

Cuban Repression of Journalists Deemed To Have Worsened

03/15/2007

Actions Against Journalists Worldwide Draw International Concern

03/09/2007

Latvian Journalist Who Exposed Government Corruption Honored

02/22/2007

Free Speech on Internet a Basic Human Right, United States Says

01/26/2007

Killing of Turkish Editor Termed Assault on Free Expression

01/16/2007

U.S., World Community Concerned by Venezuelan Media Restrictions

01/12/2007

2006 Among Deadliest Years for Journalists, Press Groups Say

12/21/2006

American Television Viewers Get New Perspective on Modern Iran

12/12/2006

Number of Journalists Jailed Worldwide Continues To Rise

11/28/2006

U.S. Lauds Press Freedom Advocates’ Criticism of Cuba

11/28/2006

Media Making Strides in Africa, Thanks to Technology, Training

11/08/2006

Press Group Cites 13 Countries for Restricting Online Free Expression

11/07/2006

Human Rights Watchdog Deplores Sudanese Intimidation of Press

10/31/2006

Press Group Deplores China, Cuba Attacks on Internet Journalists

10/25/2006

North Korea Rated World's Worst Violator of Press Freedom

10/23/2006

Rice Says Independent Journalism Vital to Democracy

10/17/2006

Memorial Held in Washington for Murdered Russian Journalist

10/16/2006

Cuban Reporters Still Face Harassment, Human Rights Official Says

10/08/2006

United States Expresses Shock Over Murder of Russian Journalist

09/19/2006

Press Group Warns of Specious New Arrests of Cuban Journalists

09/15/2006

Reporters Can Keep News Fresh, Accurate Despite Obstacles

09/15/2006

United States Very Concerned About Death of Turkmen Journalist

09/11/2006

Press Group Calls Cuba's Castro "Predator" of Press Freedom

09/05/2006

Inter-American Official Condemns Murder of Venezuelan Journalist

08/30/2006

Reporters Must Be Courageous and Curious, Veteran Journalist Says

08/30/2006

Global Press Groups Decry Murder of Veteran Venezuelan Journalist

08/25/2006

Journalists Have a Duty To Investigate Candidates, Expert Says

08/24/2006

United States Condemns Kidnapping of Journalists in Gaza

08/10/2006

Press Groups Protest Cuba's Ban on Foreign Reporters

07/20/2006

Sharp Deterioration in Press Freedom Reported in Venezuela

07/19/2006

Inter-American Groups Worried About Missing Mexican Journalist

07/19/2006

Press Group Condemns Cuba's Continued Detention of Journalists

07/17/2006

Press Groups Condemn Attacks on Journalists in El Salvador

07/12/2006

Report Condemns Violence Against Reporters in the Americas

07/12/2006

New Egyptian Press Law Restricts Free Speech, U.S. Official Says

07/08/2006

U.S. Eager To Help Russia in Prosecuting Journalist's Murder

06/29/2006

United States Urges Kazakh President To Veto New Media Law

05/24/2006

Progress Reported on Freedom of Expression in the Americas

05/23/2006

Turkmen Writer Esenov Honored with PEN's Freedom to Write Award

05/23/2006

United Nations Says It Will Continue Helping Haiti Stabilize

05/17/2006

Tradition, Training, Competition Essential for Balanced Reporting

05/10/2006

EU, Latin American Leaders Urged To Protect Press in Americas

05/08/2006

U.S. Urges Russia To Find and Prosecute Killers of Editor

05/05/2006

U.S. Official Praises Emergence of Independent Media in Arab World

05/03/2006

Legendary Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow's Impact Still Felt Today

05/03/2006

U.S. Foreign Press Centers Serve as Gateways to America

05/02/2006

New Studies Note Decline of Free Media in Former Soviet Union

05/02/2006

North Korea Tops Media Censorship List

05/01/2006

Press Freedom, Journalists' Role in Democracy Focus of Webchats

05/01/2006

Good Reporters Translate, Interpret the News for Readers

05/01/2006

United States Training Journalists in United Arab Emirates

04/28/2006

Online Journalism Gives Readers More Control Over Information

04/27/2006

U.S. Envoy Calls for More Radio News Broadcasts into North Korea

04/26/2006

News Writing Requires Focus, Educator Says

04/26/2006

World Press Freedom Day Builds on Tradition of Independent Media

04/25/2006

Journalism Meets the Blog

04/25/2006

Free Societies Must Support Press Freedom, Rice Says

04/24/2006

Murrow Program Journalists See American Media in Action

04/24/2006

Enforcement of "Insult" Laws Declining in Western Hemisphere

04/24/2006

Veteran Reporter Describes the Art of the Interview

04/21/2006

Democracies Must Deliver on Promises, Rice Says

04/20/2006

Press Freedom Key Building Block of Democracy and Development

04/20/2006

Internet Connections Growing Fastest in Africa

04/20/2006

Journalist's Role More Important than Ever, Expert Says

04/18/2006

Journalism Educator Outlines Principles of News Judgment

04/12/2006

Press Groups Condemn Murder of Venezuelan Photojournalist

04/07/2006

State's Fried Outlines U.S. Policy for "Murrow" Journalists

03/27/2006

American Journalist Conducts "Lively" Media Workshops in Africa

03/23/2006

Attacks on Turkmenistan Independent Press Concern United States

03/20/2006

Internet Should Not Become Tool of Repression, Lawmaker Says

03/08/2006

Press Group Decries Venezuelan Government's Arrest of TV Journalist

03/07/2006

Press Group Warns of Renewed Attack on Free Expression in Cuba

02/27/2006

Press Group Condemns Cuba's Ongoing Harassment of Journalists

02/21/2006

Press Group Shocked by Killings of Two Journalists in Ecuador

02/16/2006

Human Rights Official Condemns Violent Acts Against Mexican Press

02/15/2006

Chinese Censorship Imperils Internet, Congressman Leach Says

02/15/2006

Committee to Protect Journalists Releases Annual Report on Attacks

02/14/2006

Group Concerned About Venezuelan Law Restricting Media Freedom

02/09/2006

Mexico Applauded for Plans to Probe Crimes Against Journalists

02/08/2006

Guatemalan Court Praised for Move To End Country's Contempt Laws

02/03/2006

Global Press Group Calls Cuban Government Enemy of the Internet

01/31/2006

Press Group Outraged By Continued Cuban Harassment of Journalists

01/26/2006

Press Groups Condemn Venezuela Court Ban on Murder Case Coverage

01/19/2006

U.S. Hopes Suspension of BBC Radio in Tajikistan Is Temporary

12/22/2005

Uzbekistan Shuts Down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Bureau

12/15/2005

U.S. Concerned About Media Freedom in Belarus, Central Asia

12/13/2005

Rice Announces Effort To Bring International Journalists to U.S.

12/06/2005

U.S. Welcomes Action in Russia on Journalist Murder Case

11/29/2005

$25,000 Promised for Top Latin American Anti-Corruption Report

11/25/2005

Press Freedom Group Honors Journalists from Cuba, Brazil

11/17/2005

United States Calls on Belarus To Cease Repression of Free Media

10/28/2005

Closing of Venezuelan Newspaper Said to Violate Free Expression

10/25/2005

U.S. Deplores Seizure of Nepali Radio Station's Equipment

10/13/2005

Conditions Called Deplorable for Journalists in Cuba, Venezuela

10/07/2005

Brazil Praised for Prosecuting Accused Murderers of Journalists

10/06/2005

Press Guardian for Americas Condemns Attacks on Media in Haiti

10/03/2005

Journalists from 23 African Countries Meet in Cameroon

09/30/2005

Cuban Independent Journalist To Speak at Press Event in Indiana

09/26/2005

African Media Meet in Cameroon To Heighten Regional Dialogue

09/23/2005

Government Treatment of Media Deteriorating in Some OSCE States

09/14/2005

Press Group Protests Castro Regime's Treatment of Cuban Journalist

09/01/2005

Aswat al-Iraq Is Iraq's First Independent, Commercial News Agency

08/31/2005

New Cuban Crackdown on Independent Journalists Condemned

08/11/2005

U.S. Transfers Baghdad Press Center to Iraqi Control

08/04/2005

Study Finds Regional Gap in Progress of Post-Soviet Media

08/03/2005

Independent Group Assails Venezuelan, Cuban Media Repression

07/28/2005

U.S. Expresses Regret over Closing of Independent Tajik Newspaper

07/28/2005

Global Groups Join U.S. in Protesting Cuba's Arrests of Dissidents

07/18/2005

Murder of Haitian Journalist Elicits Global Outrage

07/18/2005

Free Press Contributes to Democratic Process, State's Minikes Says

07/15/2005

Tajik Independent Newspaper Nerui Sukhan Shut Down Again

07/12/2005

White House Condemns Jailing of Iranian Journalist Akbar Ganji

07/06/2005

U.S. Arrests Fugitive Wanted by Mexico in Murder of Journalist

06/29/2005

U.S. Calls on Iran To Release Imprisoned Journalist Akbar Ganji

06/21/2005

Press Group Hails Brazil for Convicting Killers of Journalists

05/24/2005

Journalism Groups Condemn Latest Stifling of Dissent in Cuba

05/02/2005

Experts Outline Challenges of Supporting Independent Media


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