We're proud to announce the release of Attacks on the Press, our comprehensive survey of news media conditions worldwide. This year's edition, now available online at http://bit.ly/ADJdPR, examines a surge in global censorship, the use of Internet laws to criminalize journalism, and the rise in fatali... See More
About six months after it was launched, the commission investigating the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan submitted its report to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. Early media leaks of its content can be summarized by The Express Tribune's bylined story: "No culprit named in... See More
CPJ's worldwide census of imprisoned journalists finds 179 reporters, editors, and photojournalists behind bars, an increase of more than 20 percent over last year and the highest tally since 1996. Iran is the world's worst jailer of the press, with 42 behind bars. Read more: https://www.cpj.org/repor... See More
Tonight in New York City: CPJ honors four courageous journalists from Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan at the 2011 International Press Freedom Awards. For those of you on Twitter, follow hashtag #IPFA for tweets related to the event, starting at about 6:30pm EST. Additional information about the ... See More
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by reports of New York City police mistreating and detaining journalists and obstructing them from covering events at the Occupy Wall Street protests. Read more: http://bit.ly/tBnhXe.