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2 Iraq Journalists Reported Slain in Iraq

Two Iraqi journalists have been killed in separate incidents in Baghdad, police said Tuesday.

Journalists Decry Pressure Over Sources

Journalism groups on Saturday decried the jailing of a video journalist and other recent court rulings pressuring media workers to divulge information to the government.

Jailing of Reporters Send Powerful Signal

The jailing of a video journalist this week is turning up the heat on the growing list of reporters ordered to cough up information to federal grand juries. It also is sending a powerful signal: cooperate or face prison time.

Journalist Killings in Iraq Condemned

Two international media watchdogs have condemned the slayings of two journalists in Iraq that one of the groups said raised to at least 100 the number of media members killed since the U.S. invasion in March 2003.

Nigerian Leader, Media Don't Get Along

Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo once had a notice posted at the gate of his farm and presidential retreat: "No dogs and journalists allowed."

Pakistan Charges 2 Detained Journalists

Two Pakistani journalists appeared in court Thursday for their first time since being detained three months ago while filming at an air base in southern Pakistan. A relative said one of the men had been tortured in custody.

Egyptian Journalists on Trial Over Vote

Three journalists and a lawyer went on trial Sunday on libel charges over publishing a list of judges alleged to have condoned fraud during Egypt's parliamentary elections last year.

Cuba's Alarcon Denies 24 Imprisonments

The head of Cuba's parliament denied his country had imprisoned more than two dozen journalists because they spoke out against his government in a rare interview that was broadcast Wednesday at a Hispanic media convention.

Gambia Releases Detained BBC Journalist

An international media watchdog group on Tuesday welcomed the release of a local correspondent of the British Broadcasting Corp. in Gambia, but lashed out at the tiny country for the continued imprisonment of two other reporters.

Senators Seek Answers in Probe of Reporter

The Senate Judiciary Committee gave the Bush administration a new lashing Tuesday over its use of executive power, citing the FBI's posthumous probe of columnist Jack Anderson and questioning the notion that espionage laws might allow the prosecution of journalists who publish classified information.

Wounded CBS Reporter Treated in Germany

A CBS News correspondent seriously wounded by a car bomb that killed two colleagues in Iraq briefly regained consciousness during a flight to Germany, where she will be treated at a U.S. military hospital, the network said Tuesday.

Case Against 4 Turkish Journalists Dropped

A court on Tuesday dropped charges against four Turkish journalists accused of insulting the country's courts, but decided to press ahead with the trial of a fifth journalist, a report said.

Mexican Papers Probe Missing Journalists

Dozens of Mexican newspapers frustrated by fruitless police probes of slain and missing journalists simultaneously published the first in a series of reports on the cases Monday.

Al-Arabiya Journalist Killed in Iraq

"We want the correspondent!" shouted two gunmen who pulled up in a pickup truck, fired into the air and then killed the Al-Arabiya newswoman and two of her colleagues.

Bodies of Three Iraqi Journalists Found

The bodies of three Iraqi journalists, including a well-known correspondent for Al-Arabiya television, were found Thursday near Samarra, police and the network said.

ABC Journalists Hospitalized in Md.

ABC anchorman Bob Woodruff, seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq, was slowly being brought out of sedation Wednesday at a Navy hospital in Maryland where he was flown for treatment the night before.

The Vine

Judge Rules Receiving Classified Information can be Prosecuted

Source: chron.com

The 1917 law Espionage Act could lead to prosecutions of journalists who report on classified information.

Journalists in Gambia face restrictions

Source: cpj.org

After a government meeting. Gambian journalists face tighter restrictions.

Exiled Zimbabwean journalist speaks out

Source: OhmyNews International

Over the past five years, the Zimbabwean government has been routinely detaining, torturing and harassing journalists as part of an on-going campaign to stop them from reporting on human rights issues, the economic crisis in Zimbabwe and the escalating opposition to President Rob …

Gambia abuses create unease ahead of Africa summit

Source: alertnet.org

From the page: -- A leading journalist is shot dead, a newspaper is shut down and close to a dozen people are rounded up over links to an opposition Web site -- and all this in Gambia, home to Africa's human rights commission. --

Keith Olbermann to Viewer: Please Kill Yourself

Source: nydailynews.com

Let me preface by saying I like Keith Olbermann - a lot. He was good on ESPN and he's good today on MSNBC. However, that said, every man is fallible and can be pushed to the brink when receiving zillions of emails a day berating you.

A journalist's view from the front lines in Iraq

Source: Back to Iraq Blog Christopher Albritton

Christopher Allbritton, former AP and New York Daily News reporter living in Iraq and blogging from outside Baghdad defends the journalists and asks about Lucent's spying program.

Whitehall's buried treasures too much to report

Source: Guardian comment is free

Daniel Davies - huge weekly Whitehall info "release" means they are "burying" what should be analyzed & reported; comment: Mainstream Media ignores UNICEF-reported UK-complicit Iraqi, Afghan mass mortality anyway

Online Journalists Win Apple Appeal

Source: theinquirer.net

Good for the online journalists: Apple had successfully argued in a lower court that the publishers of Power Page and Apple Insider be forced to reveal their sources, a move backed by the Intel Corporation.

Germany's intel service spied on press

Source: upi.com

Germany's Federal Intelligence Service has spied on the professional and private lives of numerous journalists, according to a report.

2005 deadliest year in decade for media

Source: upi.com

The year 2005 was the deadliest in a decade for global media, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders.

Interview: Gay Talese: Back in the Mix

Source: truthdig.com

Upon the publication of his first book in 14 years, the legendary reporter and author, Gay Talese, talks sex, plagiarism and his place in the journalistic pantheon.

As Print and Web Merge, Headaches Emerge

Source: editorandpublisher.com

From major big-city dailies to the smallest local newspapers, the Web's growing influence has not only provided fresh advantages for news presentation, breaking stories, and timely opinion.

A Newsman Breaks the Mold in Arab World

Source: washingtonpost.com

In few other places do the rules of journalism feel so fluid, so competitive, with the stakes so high.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Wiseguy Bush sends in the clones

Source: guardian.co.uk

How the Guardian views the Bush skits on Saturday April 29.

Apple pushes to unmask product leaker

Source: news.com.com

A California court in San Jose on Thursday is scheduled to hear a case brought by Apple Computer that eventually could answer an unsettled legal question: Should online journalists receive the same rights as traditional reporters?

Burundi: Police Hold Journalists Hostage

Source: rsf.org

The action of the Bujumbura police in holding around 20 journalists hostage at the home of parliamentarian Mathias Basabose for more than seven hours yesterday was "absurd and astounding," Reporters Without Borders said today.

Dozens Of Journalists Arrested, Beaten During Protests

Source: ifex.org

Scores of journalists have been arrested and beaten in the past week during nation-wide demonstrations against the autocratic rule of Nepal's King Gyanendra, prompting calls of concern by IFEX members.

Planting seeds for the 'Newsvine 500'

Sure we are all familiar with the Fortune 500, the Daytona 500, the S&P; 500, the Indy 500, maybe even the Vanguard 500 or the Deloitte Fast 500, but what we 'Viners really want to know is.. do we have a Newsvine 500?

Media giant APN investigated by police for eavesdropping on journalists

Source: Nationan Business Review

This isn't bugging per se, just someone logging on to a conference call ahead of everyone else and listening in on confidential union member journalists' pay negotiations strategy talks.

White House Seeks an End to Media Leaks

Source: washingtonpost.com

"The Bush administration launches initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources, which includes possible prosecution."

"Unbundled" Journalists: Every Reporter is a Freelancer – and a Brand

In a previous post I said that newspapers have failed because they have lost their brand identities. Newspapers – not all, but the majority – sacrificed voice for profit, and ended up with neither.

New Rules for the Modern Journalist

Few would argue that institutional journalism has lost its way. But journalists are not institutions; they have minds, ideas, passion, prejudice and purpose. They have the tools necessary to bring journalism back from the abyss – but not the will.

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