Terrorism scare used to censor press
GOVERNMENTS ACROSS the globe, including the United States, are using the worldwide war against terrorism as an excuse for controlling the press, in some cases denying access to information, Jim Ottaway Jr., Chairman of the World Press Freedom charged.
Journalists under attack - UNESCO
THREE HUNDRED and seventy reporters have been killed over the last decade, again reaffirming the point that journalism is probably one of the world's most dangerous occupations, according to Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO....
Press freedom declines worldwide
NEW YORK: PRESS FREEDOM suffered notable worldwide deterioration in 2002, due in part to political and armed conflicts and increased government-backed restrictions on independent media outlets, Freedom House announced in a major study released earlier...
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