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June 15, 2020

Philippines
Maria Ressa’s Verdict: A Capstone for the Collapse of Press Freedom in Southeast Asia

Yesterday (U.S. time), editor Maria Ressa, one of the most prominent journalists in the Philippines, and indeed in the world—she was selected as one of Time’s people of the year in 2018 and featured …

Maria Ressa in a white mask surrounded by reporters

April 15, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
American "Quality" Press and Nigeria

On April 15, arguably the most influential of the American print press carried the story of the horrific April 14 bombings in Abuja. The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Po…

Nigeria Media

February 2, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Press Freedom in South Africa

Relations between South Africa’s governing coalition led by the African National Congress (ANC) and the mostly white-owned press have been edgy from the beginning of post-apartheid South Africa. They…

A demonstrator protests against the passing of the Protection of Information Bill outside Parliament in Cape Town, November 22, 2011.

December 17, 2018

Southeast Asia
2018 in Review: Press Freedom Under Assault in Southeast Asia—Maria Ressa and More

2018 was a brutal year, in many ways, for civil society activists, rights advocates, and democratic politicians throughout Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s government transformed from an autocratic regime …

Maria Ressa_12.3.2018

January 2, 2013

United States
Press Freedom in Egypt: Back to the Bad Old Days

A satirist who has made fun of the country’s leader is investigated by prosecutors because he "undermined the leader’s standing." An independent newspaper is investigated by prosecutors because it pu…