Censorship: 100 Stories

November 15, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Sri Lankan Newspaper Apologizes for Sexist Cartoon after Complaints

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Sri Lankan Newspaper Apologizes for Sexist Cartoon after Complaints

September 22, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Sri Lankan newspaper Lakbima News apologized Sept. 16 for a Sept. 9 cartoon that was slammed as unacceptable. The cartoon depicted "the Indian Prime Minister underneath an uplifted sari of the Chief Minister of...

Ecuadorean Journalist Found Guilty of Libeling Correa Given Asylum in U.S.

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Ecuadorean Journalist Found Guilty of Libeling Correa Given Asylum in U.S.

September 03, 2012 11:45 PM EST

Emilio Palacio, a reporter for Ecuador's El Universo newspaper, has obtained asylum from the U.S., the Guardian reported. As we have written, Palicio and three others from the newspaper were sentenced to jail...

NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?

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NYT Public Editor: Where are Boundaries Btwn News & Editorial?

August 31, 2012 07:35 PM EST

A New York Times reporter asked to fact check an editorial showed a CIA spokesperson the column before publication, Politico reported. Mazzetti emailed the CIA spokesperson the column...

No More Prior Review for Burmese journalists?

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No More Prior Review for Burmese journalists?

August 23, 2012 09:10 PM EST

The government of Myanmar will not make Burmese journalists have their stories reviewed prior to publication, the Associated Press reported. According to the AP: "Officials from the government's press...

UGA Newspaper Board Apologizes, Memo Said Reporting on 'People or Organizations Doing Bad Things' is 'Bad'

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UGA Newspaper Board Apologizes, Memo Said Reporting on 'People or Organizations Doing Bad Things' is 'Bad'

August 20, 2012 04:30 AM EST

The University of Georgia student newspaper's board apologized after a memo instructing on what type of content the newspaper should publish prompted the newspaper's staff to quit, Student Press Law Center...

Burma's Voice Weekly & Envoy's Suspensions Are Lifted

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Burma's Voice Weekly & Envoy's Suspensions Are Lifted

August 08, 2012 01:00 PM EST

Earlier this week, we highlighted two Myanmar weeklies that said the government "suspended...indefinitely" their publications. But, both Voice Weekly and Envoy will be publishing again by August 18, Reuters...

Myanmar Media Outlets Censored, Publications Suspended this Summer

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Myanmar Media Outlets Censored, Publications Suspended this Summer

August 06, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Even though the Myanmar government announced last year it was ending prior censorship at 178 of its 358 media outlets and has plans for more media freedom, several media outlets have been suspended or placed in court this...

Twitter Apologizes after 'Encouraging' NBC Complaint about a Journalist's Tweet

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Twitter Apologizes after 'Encouraging' NBC Complaint about a Journalist's Tweet

August 01, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Twitter suspended the account of Independent journalist Guy Adams for tweeting the email address of NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that NBC Sports "confirmed that it had...

Jewish Site Doctors ABC News Video to Add Gray Boxes over Women's Chests

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Jewish Site Doctors ABC News Video to Add Gray Boxes over Women's Chests

July 14, 2012 03:00 AM EST

A Haredi news site pasted in gray boxes to New York local news coverage published on its website, blogger Shmarya Rosenberg of Failed Messiah...

Calls for Media Independence at International Press Institute assembly

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Calls for Media Independence at International Press Institute assembly

July 02, 2012 06:10 PM EST

Trinidad and Tobago's president, George Maxwell Richards, called for the media to be independent, the Liberian Observer reported. Richards also advocated press freedom in his talk at the International Press...

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Fiji TV Announces Commitment to Ethics

June 23, 2012 06:45 AM EST

Fiji TV announced a commitment to media ethics and to make its work more ethical, according to a Pacific Media Watch press release. Fiji TV's statement reads: "Fiji TV acknowledges government’s...

New Press Council in Burma to replace Censorship Board?

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New Press Council in Burma to replace Censorship Board?

May 18, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Myanmar will get a press council next month, Burmese "independent news media group" Irrawaddy reported. According to...

2 Chilean Editors Say TV Network Censored Investigation

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2 Chilean Editors Say TV Network Censored Investigation

May 12, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Two Chilean editors, Patricio Ovando and Pilar Rodriguez, resigned from TV station Channel 13 because they said the station was censoring their investigative report on "discrimination against domestic workers in the...

Israel's Broadcasting Authority Says No Personal Opinions on Air?

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Israel's Broadcasting Authority Says No Personal Opinions on Air?

May 01, 2012 06:20 PM EST

News Outlets Report Satire Quote about China Censoring Titanic Nude Scenes as Fact

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News Outlets Report Satire Quote about China Censoring Titanic Nude Scenes as Fact

April 28, 2012 03:05 PM EST

Journalist Beth Knobel on Russian Journalists Protesting

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Journalist Beth Knobel on Russian Journalists Protesting

April 28, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Moldovan TV News Loses License after Claims of Bias

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Moldovan TV News Loses License after Claims of Bias

April 18, 2012 03:55 PM EST

Moldovan TV station NIT lost its broadcast license after being accused of bias, Reuters...

Liberian Journalist Threatened after Expose Published, CPJ calls for Her Safety

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Liberian Journalist Threatened after Expose Published, CPJ calls for Her Safety