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Gunmen kill Pakistani journalist who reported on Taliban
New York, January 17, 2012–Unidentified gunmen killed broadcast journalist Mukarram Khan Aatif in a mosque north of Peshawar today, according to news reports. Aatif was a correspondent for private TV station Dunya News and also worked for Deewa Radio, a Pashto-language channel of the U.S.
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
Under pressure at home, Chinese writer chooses exile
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
New York, January 13, 2012--The decision of prominent Chinese writer Yu Jie to seek exile in the United States this week is
In Russia, unknown attacker stabs exiled Tajik journalist – CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
New York, January 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Thursday's attack in Moscow on Dododzhon Atovulloyev, exiled publisher and editor-in-chief
BBG Watch launches Public Diplomacy section, warns against diminished public oversight of U.S. international broadcasting
With the unfortunate demise of the United States Diplomacy Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, citizen input into how
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
In Ethiopia, Swedish journalists handed prison terms – CPJ
New York, December 27, 2011--In a highly politicized trial, two Swedish journalists have been sentenced in an Ethiopian court to 11-year jail terms after being convicted of
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
Wukan Protests: Two Worlds, Uneasy Co-Existence – WRIC
Women's Rights in China (WRIC) report. Journalists working for Women's Rights in China (WRIC) wrchina.org report that local authorities in Shanwei, China, have ended the blockade of
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
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...
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BBGWatcher: This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a Voice of America journalist. ...