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Twitter and internet freedom: distinguish democracies from dictatorships
Reports that Twitter is planning to ‘censor’ the content of certain tweets has caused alarm amongst pro-democracy bloggers and other cyberactivists. “If Twitter censors, I’ll stop tweeting,” China’s dissident artist Ai Weiwei tweeted in response to the news. But there is a world of difference between a democracy banning speech on “security” grounds and a dictatorship banning “security”-infringing speech by autocratic fiat, writes Richard Fontaine, a Senior Advisor at the Center for a New American Security.
United States – Reporters Without Borders to close its English-language site for 24 hours in protest against SOPA and…
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders will shut down its English-language website for 24 hours from 8 a.m. EST tomorrow,
‘Old white guys’ meet ‘cute young intern’ and First Amendment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
A commentary by BBG Watch Cute High School Intern Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have gotten so used to running their small federal agency like their own
Blog: What US can’t accept in Belarus, it supports in Uzbekistan – CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Last week, President Obama signed into law a bill that expands sanctions against Belarus, whose authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko continues to
Iran – Death sentences and national Internet – escalating repression in Iran
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The Iranian government's constant repressive policies towards journalists and netizens are being steadily ratcheted up as part of a generalized increase
Chinese writer-dissident given nine years for online posts – CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
New York, December 23, 2011 --- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns China's harsh sentencing of online journalist and activist Chen
Blog: In China, real people vs. Internet minders – CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
In the next three months, users of China's microblog weibo.com --- "weibo" is the generic Chinese term for Twitter-like platforms
U.S. official Victor Ashe calls for keeping a radio facility capable of reaching China
This is an exclusive report by BBG Watch (BBGWatch.com). Republication is permitted with attribution. BBGWatch.com - December 20, 2011 - Victor Ashe, a member
Human rights advocate Reggie Littlejohn welcomes attempt by Christian Bale to visit Chen Guangcheng
The president of Women's Rights Without Frontiers Reggie Littlejohn, who is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), said
Russia – Vkontakte social network targeted by security services – RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Pavel Durov, the founder and director general of the Russian online social network Vkontakte, was summoned to the Saint Petersburg prosecutor's
US International Broadcasting and the BBG: The Numbers Game
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys. They are produced by a contractor, InterMedia, for whom the
C-Span on interview with Voice of America Director: VOA gradually ending broadcasts to China – BBG Watch
Appearing on the C-Span's program The Communicators, the Voice of America (VOA) newly-appointed Director, David Ensor, discussed how the U.S. government-funded broadcasting service and "national and international news
Women and Their Families in China Who Are Victims of Human Rights Abuses Need Voice of America Radio
United States – Absurd charges brought against reporters covering Occupy Wall Street movement – RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Sometimes they are arrested and then set free almost immediately. Sometimes they are arrested and, before being released, are charged with
Strategic U.S. Broadcasting Plan from Absentee Board Raises Many Questions
FreeMediaOnline.org Washington, D.C - Truckee, CA, November 1, 2011 -- Free Media Online Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has released what
Quo Vadis: The BBG Executive Staff wants no congressional scrutiny. No controls....
Edite Lynch: The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo must...
Keith: While it's true jamming is a problem. There are 2 ways to get around i...
BBGWatcher: This was sent to BBG Watch by a former Voice of America broadcaster: ...
BBGWatcher: This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a Voice of America journalist. ...