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14 Apr

Colombia’s Peace Process: How can the Press Contribute?

By Melissa Nolan The clock continues to tick for the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (F...

12 Apr

Blogging Against Autocratic Rule in Nepal: The Rise of “United We Blog!”

By Tilak Pathak On the morning of February 1, 2005, just before heading to my job at I watched the king of Nepal announce ...

07 Apr

Media in the Cross Hairs: Militants continue to Target Journalists in Pakistan

By Raza Rumi Despite the commitments of the Pakistan government to protect journalists, media freedoms remain endangered in...

31 Mar

The Droids You’re Looking For: Bots as a Tool for Journalism

By Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard In today’s data-saturated world journalists often struggle to report on many, if no...

18 Mar

Social Media Throws Republic of Congo’s Presidential Election into the Spotlight

By Elie Smith Editor’s Note: On Saturday March 19th the Ministry of the Interior of the Congo ordered telecommunicati...

17 Mar

Almost there: A common-sense indicator for the UN’s access to information goal

By Bill Orme After months of debate, the United Nations appears ready to begin official monitoring of legal guarantees for ...

10 Mar

Caught between the East and West: The “Media War” intensifies in Serbia and Montenegro

By Marija Šajkaš and Milka Tadić Mijović As EU and U.S. assistance to independent media in Serbia and Montenegro declin...

29 Feb

Parting Words from Haiti’s Not-So-Sweet Mickey: Fueling an Unsupportive Environment for Women in Media

By Janelle Nodhturft Williams Former Haitian President Michel Martelly left office on February 7, 2016, the 30th anniversa...

25 Feb

Talking the Talk but Failing to Walk the Walk : The Liberian Government’s Freedom of Expression Problem

By Lamii Kpargoi On July 21, 2012, six months after receiving her second six-year mandate, President Ellen Sirleaf signed t...