June 5, 2013 •
Press Freedom •
by Philip Di Salvo
Private Bradley Manning appeared in court this week for his role in releasing confidential information to Wikileaks in 2010. He has been held in prison without trial for over 1,000 days. His Martial Court trial, which began on June 3, 2013...
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May 17, 2013 •
Press Freedom •
by Ido Liven
On a rather ordinary June day in 2010 a news item appeared on Ynet, Israel’s most popular news website. The headline read “Who Are You, Mister X? ‘The Prisoner With No Name And Identity’.” Quoting an unnamed...
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February 13, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Margaryta Chornokondratenko
In recent years a gradual but steady deterioration of media freedom has occurred in Ukraine. Whereas political censorship imposed on the media remains a burning issue in the country, Ukrainian media outlets have long suffered from another...
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January 30, 2013 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Andreas Sträter
In disciplines like politics, economics, and consumerism as well as in journalism, the issue of transparency has become an important value. Globalization, the Internet, and the first generation of digital natives are working as engines in...
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November 9, 2012 •
Press Freedom •
by Philip Di Salvo
Journalists arrested, netizens remanded to trial. A petition calls on EU authorities to intervene as the media in Athens faces a new season of menace. Economic crisis is bearing down hard in the Hellenic country. Ongoing violence continues...
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March 13, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality •
by Kate Nacy
An increasing number of countries tighten grasp on the Internet. According to a new Reporters Without Borders (RSF) study, repressive regimes are savvying up, improving efforts to censor the Internet. In 2009, approximately sixty nations...
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