Editor latest victim in Chinese censorship crackdown
This was first posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. When things start going bad the first thing dictators do is limit information about just how bad things are. And China is acting...
View ArticleWhy economic growth needs free media
This posting first appeared in Journalism, Journalists and the World. Despite all the complaints about how poorly “the media” covered the Wall Street shenanigans that led to the 2008 Great Recession,...
View ArticleMigrants: Where from, where to and local impact
Originally posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World If you ever wondered why there is a better selection of tortillas in your local store or why getting good garam masala is suddenly much...
View ArticleGetting around the Great Firewall of China as June 4 approaches
June 4 is remembered as the day the Chinese government brutally shut down a peaceful demonstration in Tiananmen Square in Beijing that was calling for reforms in the ruling Communist Party and in the...
View ArticleChina’s Foreign Minister Berates Canadian Reporter For Legitimate Question
This was first posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi decided that any questions about China’s human rights record is not something he likes being asked....
View ArticleWeb Editor Needed in Cambodia
From GlobalJobs Web Editor The Cambodia Daily Location Phnom Penh, Cambodia Sector Commercial Experience Early Career / Mid Career Position description Manage the global presence of Cambodia’s most...
View ArticlePrejudice: One of the outcomes of censorship
This article was first posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. China Digital Times pulled a great item from an interview with Chinese publisher Bao Pu and writers Guo Xiaolu and Hao Qun (who...
View ArticleEncouragement Sees No Borders
Several weeks ago I spent a week with 70 journalists from more than 50 different countries. We traded stories and frustrations, laughed, cried, debated the future of journalism, discussed the many...
View ArticleBreaking the Silence, Empowering Female Journalists Worldwide
“There are two groups of people that are more vulnerable during riots and marches: female police officers and female journalists.” Last month I was in Washington D.C. getting various forms of training....
View ArticleShuttered Cambodia Daily Editor Jodie DeJong on Leader’s Promise to “Smash...
A government crackdown on the media and nonprofit groups in Cambodia has led to the demise of the 24-year-old Cambodia Daily, which was forced to cease operations on Sunday, Sept. 3. The paper’s staff,...
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