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Violence escalates as protestors target media organisations in Thailand

Crowds single out journalists and broadcasting stations during demonstrations against the prime minister.

When the ‘Pork Barrel’ hit Manila – part 2

In an interview with editor-in-chief of The Inquirer, Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, Gunnar Springfeldt gets to the bottom of how the newspaper reported the ‘pork barrel’ scandal that revealed large-scale fraud of public money in The Philippines.

When the ‘Pork Barrel’ hit Manila

Until the devastating typhoon Haiyan, another story has dominated the Filipino news flow this year: the “pork barrel” scandal. The leading Manila daily, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, is responsible for breaking this news story that will change the country forever, and that has seen tens of thousands of Filipinos take to the streets.

Update: Journalists covering Ukrainian protests beaten by police

Over the weekend, on “Black Saturday” as Ukrainians now call it; thousands of people gathered to protest President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to not enter the country into the European Union.

UN acts to protect journalists, fight impunity

The United Nations has released a new resolution on the safety of journalists and has declared 2 November to be the “International Day to End Impunity.”

Proposed Kenyan law threatens to choke press (updated)

After a period of robust growth, the Kenyan media face a potentially devastating law.

Protests in Bangkok highlight drone journalism

While laws in the USA and the U.K. largely prohibit drone journalism, an unlikely country has accepted the use of these small, unmanned, camera-equipped aircraft to capture images: Thailand.

U.K.’s Royal Charter is a dangerous example, Sri Lankan editors warn

Sri Lankan editors are urging British Prime Minister David Cameron to put a stop to the Royal Charter on press regulation affirming the need to protect the U.K.’s reputation as a “beacon of freedom.”

WAN-IFRA sends press freedom mission to Britain

2013-11-11. An unprecedented top-level press freedom mission is being sent to the United Kingdom by the world’s press freedom organisations in response to recent actions by the British government.

Proposed Royal Press Charter in Britain draws outrage

Controversies over press freedom in Britain have been prominent in news headlines since the Leveson report last year, and current proposals for a Parliament-backed Royal Charter to govern press regulation is the subject of indignant and divisive debate.