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Barbados
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“Ban” From Barbados Central Bank Prompts Defense Of Press Freedom

DeLisle Worrell, the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, recently took a controversial decision to not invite The Nation newspaper to any events at the state institution. The move was in reaction to a report in the is...
by Matthew Hunte
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Europe

Media Coverage: Consume With Moderation

“People are not stupid, they are simply misinformed” The short attention span of current media is overwhelmingly frustrating. In our age of constant connectivity, it appears that the values of consistency, genuine interest ...
by Maxime Seguin
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Bangladesh

Community Radio Empowering Rural Women In Bangladesh

“I want to be a journalist in future and to share knowledge and experience among the community people and same or similar fellows” commented Masing Yee, a young Fellow of the Free Press Unlimited Fellowship for Bangladeshi...
by Tithe Farhana
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Europe
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Read All About It

With the rise of information technology, the media has become almost impossible to escape. It is everywhere: billboards, magazine, TV, and radio. Gossip magazines have become more and more popular, usually by propagating inform...
by Camille Bigot
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Argentina

Argentina vs. Argentina

On October 29th the Argentine Supreme Court ruled that Grupo Clarín, Argentina’s biggest media conglomerate, would have to comply with the 2009 Audio-visual Media Law, concluding a dispute that began four years earlier. Whi...
by Rose Butters
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UK
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A Free or Responsible Press?

“A great victory for the forces of oppression”, that’s how Trevor Kavanagh the associate editor of the Sun Newspaper described the Royal Charter drafted by UK politicians in the wake of the Leveson enquiry. “...
by James Walker
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One of the Best Defences of Journalism We’ve Seen

Evolving technology has done great things for journalism. It has changed the way in which we receive and disseminate news. However, with evolving technology, undoubtedly, comes problems. Today, the journalism profession, especi...
by Natasha Lipman
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Human Rights

Freelancing on the Battlefield: What Price are we Paying for our News?

How much should a photograph cost? How much should a photographer cost? And what if the photographer was injured trying to take the photo? Or died. How much would it cost then? Olivier Voisin was a 38-year-old French freelance ...
by Tala Basheer ElIssa
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Human Rights

We’re All Journalists Now: Press freedom, internet freedom, and the line between the two

Today is World Press Freedom Day.  As the IPF exists to provide a platform for free speech, it is an important occasion for us; we recognise the role that a free press continues to play in exposing corruption, keeping people i...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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