Global Press Freedom Declines

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Global Press Freedom Declines
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Sat, 05-02-2009 - 9:10am

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-02-voa4.cfm


Journalists are facing an increasingly dismal working environment, with a decline in global press freedom in every region of the world.  Those are among the findings of a report released Friday by Freedom House, a Washington-based organization that supports freedom around the world.

In the nearly 30 years Freedom House has been rating global press freedom, 2008 is the first year it has reported declines in every region across the world.

The executive director of Freedom House, Jennifer Windsor, says the journalism profession is fighting to stay alive, which she warns has enormous implications for democracy. "Declines have been registered in established democracies, as well as partly free countries, and the most repressive regimes have continued to tighten their grip in order to control the information flows that have become increasingly globalized and out of their control," she said.

The annual media study says twice as many countries declined in press freedoms than gained last year. More see link above


Journalists Killed In The Line Of Duty


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http://www.newseum.org/scripts/journalist/main.htm


The Journalists Memorial, located in the Newseum in Washington, D.C., pays tribute to reporters, photographers and broadcasters who have died reporting the news. The names of 1,913 individuals from around the world are etched on the glass panels of the soaring, two-story structure. The memorial is rededicated each year to add the names of journalists who lost their lives on the job in the preceding year. Adjoining the memorial are photographs of hundreds of those journalists, and electronic kiosks containing data on every honoree. See link.

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Sat, 05-02-2009 - 3:23pm
For the press in non-westernized countries, I have tremendous sympathy. For the press who asks President Obama how enchanted he is. I can watch South Pacific if I want an enchanted evening. Seeing our press fawn over the One makes me think they are not losing freedom as much as giving it up for the One they love.