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Press Freedom Day Notes Impact of Citizen Journalism

Press Freedom Day Notes Impact of Citizen Journalism

By Sean April 29, 2011 4 Comments

May 3, 2011, the United Nations will mark World Press Freedom Day.  This year’s event comes at a time when social media, mobile phones and the Internet are playing an increasing role in giving a voice to the oppressed.  As recent events in the Middle East and North Africa have shown, so-called “citizen journalists” are [...]

Egypt’s Ousted Mubarak Denies Corruption

By Sean April 10, 2011 Leave a comment

Source: VOA   Egypt‘s public prosecutor Sunday summoned ousted leader Hosni Mubarak for questioning about the killing of protesters and the embezzlement of public funds, as hundreds of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanded he be brought to trial. A statement from the prosecutor said Mr. Mubarak’s sons Gamal and Alaa were also summoned in [...]

Has U.S. Already Begun Censoring the Internet?

By Sean March 8, 2011 Leave a comment

Source: Yahoo News – By Todd Jacobs COMMENTARY | With Middle East countries in turmoil the subject of Internet censorship has been a major focal point of the civil unrest. The civil protests and unrest in the Middle East were dubbed the “Twitter Revolution” or the “Facebook Revolution” by many reporters and media outlets. The [...]

Saudi Arabia Bans All Protests

By Sean March 5, 2011 2 Comments

Source: VOA   Saudi Arabia has banned all protests following several small gatherings of demonstrators demanding change in the conservative kingdom. The country’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday on state television that security forces would use what it called “all measures” to prevent any attempt to disrupt public order. The ban follows a series of protests [...]

Popular Protests Continue Against Many Arab Governments

By Sean February 25, 2011 Leave a comment

 Source: VOA Popular protests engulfed large swathes of the Arab world after Friday prayers, as anti-government movements appear to gain momentum.  Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators turned out across the Arab world after Friday prayers to express anger at their leaders. Libya In Benghazi, Libya, the center of an insurgent movement against veteran leader Moammar [...]

Foreigners Flee Libya Violence, Pour Into Egypt

By Sean February 24, 2011 Leave a comment

Source: VOA – By Elizabeth Arrott Thousands of foreigners caught in the violence in Libya are struggling to leave.  Some are able to board aircraft, ferries and other ships chartered by their governments, while others are pouring across the borders of neighboring Egypt.   Many have been helped to safety by Libyans under siege themselves. Streams [...]

Egyptian Artists Call for Censorship End

By Sean February 23, 2011 4 Comments

Source: Bikyamasr – By Manar Ammar 531 Egyptians artists involved in the country’s cinema industry are calling for the cancellation of censorship imposed on films. The group includes actors, producers and filmmakers. They released a statement calling for the dismantling of the institution that aims at “preserving public morality, order and interests of the state.” [...]

Media Rights Group: 44 Journalists Killed in 2010

By Sean February 18, 2011 Leave a comment

Source: VOM – By Margaret Besheer The Committee to Protect Journalists reports 2010 was another mixed year for press freedom, saying that while international law and conventions guarantee the right to free expression, international institutions such as the United Nations and regional organizations have failed to robustly defend that right.  The report also highlights the [...]

Feb 16, 1923: Archaeologist Opens Tomb of King Tut

By Sean February 17, 2011 Leave a comment

On this day in 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen. Because the ancient Egyptians saw their pharaohs as gods, they carefully preserved their bodies after death, burying them in elaborate tombs containing rich treasures to accompany the rulers into the afterlife. [...]

When Censorship Holds Sway, Justice Weeps

By Sean February 16, 2011 Leave a comment

Source: SMU Daily Campus.com – By Joe Richardson The president should never be given unchecked control over the Internet Governments have a curious habit of silencing the voices that don’t agree with them. For centuries the gods of tyranny basked in the incense of countless burning ideas as books were fed to the flames. If [...]

With Mubarak Gone, Egypt Journalists Get First Taste of Freedom

By Sean February 15, 2011 2 Comments

Source: Haaretz.com – By Zvi Bar’el In its commitment to keep its promises to the protesters about constitutional changes, Egypt‘s army seems to have forgotten is the vow to change the Media Law. Until just a week ago, Ibrahim Nafa, the former editor-in-chief of the Cairo daily, Al-Ahram, was still writing his dull column. He [...]

Our Right To Free Speech Is The Platform For Lobbying Against Media Censorship

By Sean February 12, 2011 Leave a comment

↑ Grab this Headline Animator By Paul Ritinge Our right to free speech is the platform for lobbying against media censorship. One of the most controversial issues in media censorship involves the area of politics. There are many individuals and groups who believe the media is pressured into portraying the government in a much better [...]