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press freedom : A cartoon image of enlightenment

A cartoon image of enlightenment

The crisis surrounding the Mohammad cartoons is not only a European media sensation, but it also shows us that the media do not react appropriately. Instead of enlightening us, they are just adding fuel to the fire.

by Martin Schneider @ // 10/02/06

press freedom, politics, violence, denmark, syrian arab republic, journalism, society

ANALYSIS press freedom : Press for freedom

Press for freedom

The EU may be in the middle of an institutional crisis but at least there is one thing Europe can be proud of: it tops the tables in journalists’ rights. But what about Romania, which is due to join the EU in 2007?

by julia mills // 18/07/05

Journalism of the future

New forms of journalism are defying A. J. Liebling’s quip that “freedom of the press is limited to those who own one”. But is this a good thing?

by leo wood // 04/04/05

press freedom : Iran’s blog generation

Iran’s blog generation

Blogs are becoming increasingly important in Iran. While young people see them as a means to express themselves, often politically, the mullahs are watching over them with a keen eye.

by hamdam mostafavi // 04/04/05

Europe Has Helped to Kill Off the Tunisian Media

Faced with repression, the Tunisian media has found itself at the mercy of the powers that be. This suits Europeans just fine since they prefer a tough regime which leaves the way open for their multi-nationals.

by radhia nasraoui // 07/04/04

press freedom, zine el abidine ben ali

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Turkey, watch out for the next George W. Bush

At the moment I am on a press trip in Turkey which is supposed to show journalists the progress made in applying EU accession criteria. Believing in the goodwill and sincerity of this attempt, I had yet to discover that the Turkish court banned recently British scientist Richard Dawkins’ Web ...

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If General Tells Your Media "Comply or else!", What Would You Do?

DEAR BABELIANS, let's imagine, how would you react if top general of your countries army shouts press, threats, tells them to choose their front, just after his mistakes revealed by an newspaper? Please read our article on http://istanbul.cafebabel./en/ and tell us what would be possible reactions ...

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