PRESS FREEDOM
Press freedom has deteriorated in the face of a global pandemic, journalists share on World Press Freedom Day
ICIJ members in every region told of rising attacks, intimidation, government pressure, restrictions, lawsuits and penalties in the past year, as well as concerns arising from changes in media ownership. May 3, 2021 A journalist wears a T-shirt with an image of Malaysian news site Malaysiakini’s editor-in-chief Steven Gan at the Federal Court in Putrajaya on July 13, 2020, as the site faces contempt of court proceedings.
Journalism has not been spared in the global turmoil of the past 12 months, according to the latest press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders.
Press freedom fight never stops
Here and around the globe, journalists remain under threat for doing their jobs.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 3, 2021, 4:00 a.m.
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Members of the news media report from the memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, as the jury deliberates in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press
The moment that former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, the moment he was first put in handcuffs, was livestreamed from a Minneapolis courtroom. It was a victory not just for justice but for transparency and for press freedom â the kind of moment that makes this nation the envy of many around the world.
US Program Coordinator
Background
Journalists in the U.S. in the past few years have faced an unprecedented number of attacks and efforts to undermine their credibility, often by those in government or other positions of power. CPJ has addressed this challenge through a highly collaborative approach, both internally and with partner organizations, to research and do advocacy on a broad range of issues. To maintain this level of work moving forward, CPJ seeks a Program Coordinator for the U.S. and Canada. Applicants should have reporting experience, knowledge of media and human rights issues in the U.S., and a commitment to press freedom. This would be a collaborative, strategic, and public-facing role.
Minnesota should be America s Nordic model on press freedom World Press Freedom Index shows the Scandinavian exception to global press repression, and conditions this state should aspire to.
By John Rash, Rash Report April 23, 2021 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Coronavirus vaccine is not all that s in short supply worldwide.
Trustworthy, truthful journalism the main vaccine against disinformation, according to Reporters Without Borders is completely or partly blocked in 73% of the 180 nations ranked in the organization s 2021 World Press Freedom Index, which was released this week.
Only 7% of nations have a good environment for journalism, a grim, slim sliver compared with the 20% deemed fairly good, the 33% labeled problematic, the 29% considered bad and the 12% very bad for press freedom. And because so many of the latter categories are representative of more densely populated African or A