Journalism

Families Of Imprisoned Journalists Begin Open Ended Sit-In

April 11, 2016 Staff, www.theguardian.com Resist! Egypt, Journalism, Political Prisoner, Sit-In

By Staff of Daily News Egypt - Families of imprisoned journalists began an open ended sit-in at the Press Syndicate headquarters on Sunday, according to an announcement on the Facebook page representing the coalition of families. At least 42 journalists are currently in detention, according to the latest Press Syndicate figures, whereas the coalition estimates the number to be around 90 journalists. The families chose Sunday in particular as the start date for the sit-in as it will coincide with a syndicate ceremony celebrating its 75th anniversary.

‘Corruption’ As A Propaganda Weapon

April 6, 2016 Robert Parry, www.consortiumnews.com Educate! Corruption, Journalism, Propaganda

By Robert Parry for Consortium News - Far too often, this sort of “journalism” is just a forerunner to the next “regime change” scheme, dirtying up or delegitimizing a foreign leader before the inevitable advent of a “color revolution” organized by “democracy-promoting” NGOs often with money from the U.S. government’s National Endowment for Democracy or some neoliberal financier like George Soros. We are now seeing what looks like a new preparatory phase for the next round of “regime changes” with corruption allegations aimed at former Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Turkish President Erdogan’s Security Detail Assaults Press In DC

April 2, 2016 John Zangas, www.dcmediagroup.us Resist! Journalism, President, Türkiye

By John Zangas for DC Media Group - Washington, DC – Members of Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s security detail assaulted several journalists at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC on Thursday. Erdogan was scheduled to give a speech about the state of Turkey in the early afternoon, when his security detail grabbed, struck, and forcibly removed journalists from the Institute. DC Metropolitan Police officers broke up several scuffles which ensued outside.

NYPD’s Arrests Of Citizen Journalists Should Spark Outrage

March 28, 2016 Josmar Trujillo, www.fair.org Resist! Journalism, NYPD, Police

By Josmar Trujillo for FAIR - Last week, New York City police officers arrested four well-known activists for filming them. Copwatchers—people who regularly film and document police activity—have often been targeted by cops who don’t want to be recorded, despite reminders that recording police interactions is legal in the city. While legal protections for filming police are still unclear in some parts of the country, the invaluable role that copwatchers play as journalists—acting as the eyes, ears and media of the streets—deserves to be recognized.

Journalists Should Stand Up For Whistleblowers

February 29, 2016 Timothy Karr, www.otherwords.org Organize! Journalism, Whistleblowers

By Timothy Karr for Other Words - The Obama administration’s ongoing crusade against government whistleblowers — which culminated last year in the imprisonment of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling — has reignited a debate over the role journalists should play in defending their profession and the sources and networks on which it depends. Sterling’s serving a three-and-half-year prison term for a conviction built primarily on circumstantial evidence — a heavy sentence, though less than the draconian 24 years the government originally sought.

Journalist Jailed By Israel Approaches 70th Day Of Hunger Strike

February 4, 2016 Joe Catron, www.mintpressnews.com Uncategorized Israel, Journalism, Palestine, Political Prisoner, Protests

By Joe Catron for Mint Press News - NEW YORK — As Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeeq reaches the 70th day of a hunger strike against his administrative detention by Israel on Tuesday, protests demanding his freedom are growing across the world as others continue in Palestine. “Mohammed is hanging between life and death,” Islam al-Qeeq, his brother, told MintPress News from Ramallah. “The coming hours could be very crucial in his battle for freedom and physical survival.” Supporters overseas echoed the family’s alarm.

My Second World Press Freedom Day In An Egyptian Jail

January 27, 2016 Abdullah Elfakharany, www.middleeasteye.net Resist! Censorship, Egypt, Freedom of Press, Journalism, Political Prisoner

By Abdullah Elfakharany for Middle East Eye - I was naïve - at least in the first days after I was arrested. I thought that the world would rise up to defend me, my colleagues and the freedom of the press, which was nurtured in Egypt after the 25 January Revolution in 2011. I thought all those press and human rights organisations, as well as opinion leaders who preach day and night about freedom of opinion and expression as essential values and principles, would do their best to stand in the face of flagrant violations against journalists in Egypt.

Support Citizen’s Media: Help With Hotspots For Livestreamers

January 20, 2016 Vlad Teichberg, www.generosity.com Create! Journalism, Livestreaming, Media

By Vlad Teichberg for Generosity - Financially bandwidth cost is one of the highest costs for volunteer citizen media participants. Under normal data plans, a live-streamer broadcasting street actions, and events ends up with 100s of dollars of data charges per month, setting up a portable media center for a longer term action or an occupation could become prohibitively expensive very quickly. By affiliation with a non profit, we can provide unlimited 4g hotspots on the sprint network for 120/year (plus $100 cost of the hotspot) which will liberate our fellow activists to tell their story to the world without these cost barriers.

RSF Annual Round-Up: 110 Journalists Killed In 2015

December 30, 2015 Staff, www.en.rsf.org Educate! Journalism, TARGETED KILLINGS

By Staff of Reporters Without Borders - A total of 110 journalists were killed in connection with their work or for unclear reasons in 2015, according to the round-up published today by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is in a position to say that 67 of them were targeted because of their work or were killed while reporting. These 67 deaths bring to 787 the total number of journalists killed in connection with their work since 2005. It has not been possible to clearly establish the circumstances or motives of this year’s 43 other deaths of journalists. Twenty-seven citizen-journalists and seven media workers were also killed in 2015.

Exxon Takes Aim At Columbia University Over Climate Reports

December 1, 2015 Elana Schor and Hadas Gold, www.politico.com Educate! Columbia University, Exxon, Higher Education, Journalism

By Elana Schor and Hadas Gold for Poitico - ExxonMobil is hurling ethics accusations against a team of Columbia University journalists whose reporting helped stoke calls for probes into whether the company deliberately misled the public about climate change. The oil giant went on the offensive in a Nov. 20 letter, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO. It comes as investigations by the Columbia journalists in the Los Angeles Times and a separate report by the nonprofit website InsideClimate News continue to stoke Democratic calls for a federal probe into whether the company concealed its internal understanding of the global warming threat posed by burning fossil fuels.

#FreeAJStaff: Travesty Of Justice Continues

September 2, 2015 Omar Ashour, www.aljazeera.com Educate! Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Journalism, Media, Political Prisoner

By Omar Ashour in Al Jazeera - "Shocked", "sickened", and "appalled" were appropriate words to describe theinternational reactions - and some of the local ones - to the second sentencing of Al Jazeera journalists and their colleagues in a Cairo court on Saturday. "The verdict today ... sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job, for telling the truth, and reporting the news. And it sends a dangerous message that there are judges in Egypt who will allow their courts to become instruments of political repression and propaganda." Those were words of Mohamed Fahmy's lawyer, Amal Clooney. The more disturbing part is that her words are an understatement. The Committee to Protect Journalistsissued a report in June 2015 that concluded that Egypt's imprisonment of journalists is at an all-time high.

Suit Filed Over FBI Impersonation Of Journalists

August 29, 2015 Report Committee, www.rcfp.org Resist! FBI, Journalism, Law, Media

By Report Committee - The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and The Associated Press are asking the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C. to require the Justice Department and the FBI to comply with the Freedom of Information Act and release records regarding the FBI's practice of impersonating members of the news media. The lawsuit argues that AP and the Reporters Committee “are statutorily entitled to disclosure of these records, which they seek so that they may inform the public about the nature and extent of the FBI’s impersonation of journalists and news organizations. Defendants have improperly withheld the records requested by Plaintiffs in violation of the law and in opposition to the public’s strong interest in obtaining information regarding a law enforcement practice that undermines both the credibility and independence of the news media.”

U.K. Police Confirm Criminal Probe Of Snowden Leak Journalists

July 28, 2015 Ryan Gallagher, www.firstlook.org Educate! Journalism, Police, Snowden, Surveillance, United Kingdom (UK)

By Ryan Gallagher in The Intercept - A secretive British police investigation focusing on journalists working with Edward Snowden’s leaked documents remains ongoing two years after it was quietly launched, The Intercept can reveal. London’s Metropolitan Police Service has admitted it is still carrying out the probe, which is being led by its counterterrorism department, afterpreviously refusing to confirm or deny its existence on the grounds that doing so could be “detrimental to national security.” The disclosure was made by police in a letter sent to this reporter Tuesday, concluding a seven-month freedom of information battle that saw the London force repeatedly attempt to withhold basic details about the status of the case. It reversed its position this week only after an intervention from the Information Commissioner’s Office, the public body that enforces the U.K.’s freedom of information laws.

What Is Revolutionary Media? 3 Key Ideas

July 24, 2015 Kit O'Connell, www.mintpressnews.com Create! Freedom of Press, Journalism, Media, Revolution

By Kit O'Connell in Mint Press News - I wanted to talk today about the challenges of being a new media journalist today, and I’ve got three major points and a couple challenges we face that I plan to touch on. We all agree that old media is dying, that’s part of why we’re here. It’s also oppressing people on the way out by throwing a temper tantrum as it dies, and it’s hurting everybody — especially those of us who want to be journalists in a sustainable career, and for anyone who wants to reach people. But new media kind of looks like a sweat shop! On July 1, Digiday published a study on the volume of publishing in modern online media. According to their figures, Huffington Post has 532 full time staff churning out 1,200 articles per day, with an additional 400 unpaid blog posts generated daily. So here’s three major points to focus on when we imagine revolutionary media. 1) Revolutionary media is decentralized and diverse. 2) Revolutionary media is not neutral or balanced. 3) Revolutionary media is sustainable.

Police Target Journalists & Organizers In Police Brutality Protests

July 22, 2015 Unicorn Riot, www.unicornriot.ninja.com Resist! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Press, Indigenous People, Journalism, police brutality

By Unicorn Riot - Protests in Denver continue in the wake of the killing of Paul Castaway by Denver police officers. Paul Castaway, a 35 year old enrolled member of the Rosebud Lakota nation, was killed July 12, 2015 after his mother called police for “mental help assistance.” His last words were, “What’s wrong with you guys?” as he held a knife to his own neck. Police claimed that Castaway ran at them with a knife, but local witnesses contradict police claims. Also contradicting the police claims is a yet to be released video reviewed by a local reporter who stated that it showed Castaway standing still at a distance when police shot him. On Monday, July 20th, protesters continued to take the streets in Denver demanding justice for Paul Castaway’s death and gathered outside a Police Chiefs meeting.

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