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Respected American journalist expelled from Russia

In the first occurrence of its kind since the Cold War, Russian authorities have expelled an American journalist and barred him from re-entering the country for five years.

12 news organisations protest kidnappings of journalists in Syria

Media representatives have sent a letter to leaders of the Free Syrian Army, calling for an end to the brutal treatment of journalists covering the country’s civil war.

Putin dissolves state news agency to make media ‘more effective’

Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly dissolved a state news agency, RIA Novosti, along with its radio affiliate, Voice of Russia, on Monday. The move, according to RIA Novosti, “appears to point toward a tightening of state control in the already heavily regulated media sector.”

News organisations protest White House photo restrictions

After being locked out of too many events, journalists are boycotting the use of official White House photos. Last month, 38 news outlets united in sending a letter to the Obama administration, protesting its treatment of photojournalists.

Mandela, the media and a dark day in Kenya

As the world mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, Kenyan journalists are mourning the loss of media freedoms. Separate events, linked by a thread of democratic values.

Biden criticises Chinese government on treatment of American journalists

Earlier this week, Vice President Joseph Biden took a moment during his diplomatic trip to Asia to condemn the Chinese government’s treatment of foreign reporters. This comes after journalists from Bloomberg News and The New York Times have experienced delays in getting their yearly visa renewal. If the government does not grant the renewal, the reporters will be forced to leave China.

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.