Attacks on the press : journalism on the world's front lines / Committee to Protect Journalists ; John Emerson, cover design ; Elana Beiser, editorial director ; Larry Heinzerling, special projects editor ; Shazdeh Omari, Kamal Sinh Masuta, deputy editor ; Lew Serviss, copy editor ;Jacob Weisberg, foreword.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee to Protect Journalists.

Contributor:

Emerson, John.

Beiser, Elana.

Heinzerling, Larry.

Omari, Shazdeh.

Masuta, Kamal Sinh.

Serviss, Lew.

Weisberg, Jacob.

Series:

Bloomberg

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of the press.

Journalism.

Journalists--Crimes against.

Journalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

2014 edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley : Bloomberg Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Attacks on the Press analyzes press conditions and documents new dangers in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the Americas, national leaders are building elaborate state media operations to dominate the news and amplify their personal agendas. In European and African nations, authorities are invoking national security laws and deploying intelligence services to intimidate the press. The Committee to Protect Journalists' Attacks on the Press is a definitive annual assessment of the state of press freedoms featuring analytical essays by CPJ experts with an overview of media conditi

Contents:

Attacks on the Press 2014 Edition: Journalism on the World's Front Lines; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Part 1: Under Surveillance; How United States' Spying Strengthens China's Hand; The NSA Puts Journalists Under a Cloud of Suspicion; Part 2: The Information Imperative; Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts; Without Stronger Transparency, More Financial Crises Loom; Part 3: The Front Lines; Syrian Journalists Strive to Report, Despite Shifting Dangers; Finding the Courage to Cover Sexual Violence; Afghan Journalists Steadfast as International Withdrawal Approaches

Part 4: Media and MoneyJournalists in Hong Kong and Taiwan Battle Beijing's Influence; Advertising and Censorship in East Africa's Press; Part 5: Controlling the Narrative; Would-Be Repressors Brandish "Ethics" as Justification; Pressure on Journalists Rises Along With Africa's Prospects; Vietnam Tightens the Squeeze on Its Bloggers; Part 6: Legacies on the Line; Mandela's Legacy of Media Freedom Stands Its Ground; Hassan Rouhani and the Hope for More Freedom in Iran; Violence and Judicial Censorship Mar Brazil's Horizon; Part 7: Getting Away with Murder

When Journalists Are Killed, Witnesses May Be NextOne Province Illustrates Colombia's Struggle With Impunity; Part 8: Censored; Gunmen Rule Neza and the Press on Outskirts of Mexico City; A Sliver of Hope Emerges for a More Independent Press in Turkey; Part 9: Trends in Press Freedom; CPJ's Risk List: Where Press Freedom Suffered; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-87307-6

OCLC:

870244548