Tag: Press Freedom
Fox settlement shows press freedom isn’t incompatible with accountability
Can there be some measure of accountability for victims of defamation by right-wing rage machines like Fox without sacrificing free press rights? Because this settlement showed just that.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov’s fight...
“Investigative journalism in Russia today is very dangerous."
Press Freedom is under threat in the land of its birth
Hong Kong looks freer than the U.S. these days.
The dictator and the nihilist
Whistleblowers and protesters play a key role in ensuring accountability. But ultimately, democratic systems should be built to ensure institutional accountability.
Chomsky: Arrest of Assange is ‘scandalous’ and highlights shocking extraterritorial reach...
Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, WikiLeaks and American power.
Almost a decade later, the persecution of Chelsea Manning and Julian...
While a protracted legal battle seems likely, it probably won’t be too long before Assange joins Chelsea Manning in an American prison, a warning to future whistle-blowers that those who embarrass the powerful will face severe consequences, no matter how long it takes.
Glenn Greenwald: Chelsea Manning’s refusal to testify against WikiLeaks will help...
"We all owe our immense gratitude to Chelsea Manning for everything she’s done over the last decade, but even more so now."
Making American journalism great and different
The same miserable mob that mauled Main Street banks has plundered and pillaged newspapers across the country.
Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it...
What these occurrences share, and what they’re illustrating, is a profound hatred towards purveyors of journalism.
Corporate media join in editorializing for Press Freedom…for themselves
Mainstream media hypocrisy on display.
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Another rupture: Keystone pipeline shutdown threatens fuel prices and exposes pattern of failure
Oil spill in North Dakota raises environmental and economic concerns as safety record of “safest pipeline in the world” comes under renewed scrutiny.
New book reveals tactics Coca-Cola uses to remain No. 1 soft drink company in...
“Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick” is a detailed account of the tactics used to maintain a great reputation despite company's secrets.
Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Israel now occupies over half of Gaza as expanded buffer zone razes entire communities
Systematic destruction of homes, farmland, and infrastructure in Gaza buffer zone reveals deeper plan for permanent Israeli control, soldiers and experts say.