Attacks on the press : gender and media freedom worldwide /

Attacks on the press : gender and media freedom worldwide /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:2016 edition.
Imprint:Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2016]
Description:xv, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Freedom of the press.
Journalists -- Crimes against.
Freedom of the press.
Journalists -- Crimes against.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10768732
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Other authors / contributors:Committee to Protect Journalists, editor.
ISBN:9781119230908
111923090X
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:Attacks on the Press is the world's most comprehensive guide to international press freedom. Compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, this informative guide features analytical essays from CPJ and other experts and provides a platform for direct advocacy with governments and the diplomatic community to give voice to journalists worldwide. Reporters and photographers face a myriad of risks, from highly publicized murder to imprisonment, cyberattacks, harassment, frivolous lawsuits, and censorship. The risks are increasing due to widespread unrest and in response to the broad dissemination of critical information through social media and the Internet. This book gives journalists a seat at the discussions at the United Nations, Organization of American States, European Union, African Union, and more, to protect journalists and the freedom of press that is so essential to human rights. By publicly revealing abuses against the press and acting on behalf of imprisoned and threatened journalists, CPJ effectively warns journalists and news organizations where free press is in danger. This book is their annual guide to where these attacks are occurring, and who is doing the attacking. Assess dangers to freelance journalists in conflict zones. Evaluate new forms of censorship in places like Egypt, Hong Kong, and Turkey. Contemplate the long-range impacts of the publicized executions of journalists by militant groups. Review available cybersecurity measures and the price journalists pay to keep up with spies. Analyze the 10 most censored countries in the world Strong press freedom encourages the growth of a robust civil society, which leads to stable, sustainable democracies and healthy social, political, and economic development. Attacks on the Press is the most comprehensive annual survey of global press freedom, and a calling out of those who threaten it.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Breaking the Silence: Some of the information we need to make sense of a complex world is missing
  • 1. The Sadness of May the 25th: A Colombian journalist recounts the rape that led Co her activism
  • 2. My Islamic State Social Network: Surprising insights come from engaging the militant group as a single, female, non-Muslim journalist
  • 3. Why a Troll Trolls: Female journalists are subject to severe abuse online. Who is behind it?
  • 4. Preparing for the Worst: Gender-specific security training is increasingly viewed as essential
  • 5. LGBT Reporting in Africa: A gay photographer finds that his identity opens doors, even as it could bring danger
  • 6. The Progression of Hate: A personal column leads to death threats, foreshadowing online harassment-and a plan to fight back
  • 7. Double Exposure: The perils of being a transgender journalist
  • 8. Combating Digital Harassment: How policymakers can help reduce gender-based threats
  • 9. Responding to Internet Abuse: What should journalists do when they are threatened or attacked online?
  • 10. The Struggle for Candid Interviews: Fighters lie to a young female reporter. Women are more open, but only children tell the truth
  • 11. Heroines for Press Freedom: Four women campaign for justice in the disappearance, killing or imprisonment of journalists
  • 12. Fighting Words: Journalism is vital to bringing justice to survivors of sexual violence
  • 13. Harassed and Jailed: The case of a prominent investigative reporter in Azerbaijan
  • 14. From High Profile to Exile: Female journalists forced to flee Libya cover the country from abroad
  • 15. Males Preferred: The role of female journalists in China is growing, but women are still discriminated against
  • 16. Compassion, Strength, Hugs: In the news industry, a leader needs all the tools she can muster
  • Notes
  • Index

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