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Why Some are Suspicious of Breakthroughs in Murders of Russian Journalists
The breakthroughs in two murder cases involving Russian journalists are suspected to be timed to coincide with presidential elections.
Libyan woman who spoke of rapes
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Anchor Marco Werman has an update on the story of Iman al-Obeidi. It’s been nearly a week since she burst into a Tripoli hotel where foreign journalists were gathered and told them she had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi’s soldiers. Her whereabouts since then are unknown, but her family is fighting for her honor.
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France clamping down on journalists
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France is seeing something of a boom in investigative journalism. But as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Paris, the efforts to muzzle the French press have become more aggressive. Download MP3
BBC news team abducted in Libya
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Three members of a BBC Arabic team were arrested, blindfolded, handcuffed and beaten by Libyan government forces while reporting on the conflict there. Now released, journalist Feras Killani and cameraman Goktay Koraltan describe their experience. Download MP3
Restrictions on journalists in China
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the World’s Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing about China’s restrictive rules for foreign journalists in the country and how those rules are being enforced as officials monitor a call for protests in China. Download MP3
Risk for women journalists in Egypt
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Following the news that CBS correspondent Lara Logan suffered a brutal sexual assault and beating while covering the recent protests in Egypt, Anchor Lisa Mullins asks Cairo-based journalist Ursula Lindsey about her experiences as a woman foreign correspondent working there. Download MP3
Journalists attacked and detained in Egypt
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Foreign journalists covering the unrest in Cairo have been attacked and in some cases detained. From Cairo, Ursula Lindsey reports that the crackdown also appears to involve airing allegations that the foreign press is part of an anti-Mubarak plot. Download MP3
CPJ: round-up of attacks on the press
A list of journalists threatened in Egypt
Egyptian journalists feel the pressure
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Anchor Marco Werman reports on Egyptian journalist Shahira Amin, who resigned from her job yesterday at Nile TV, the Egyptian state television channel. Shahira says she could no longer work there because she’d been forced to keep some facts from the public. Download MP3
Tightening control in Moscow
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Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow that riots and demonstrations have broken out on the streets of the capital in the past week. While the Kremlin is threatening tighter controls, some observers say the Kremlin may be behind some of the violence. Download MP3
In pictures: Russia riots
No justice yet for Philippines’ massacre
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It has been one year since the Philippines experiences the worst political violence in its history. Fifty eight people were massacred in the southern part of the country and more than half of them were journalists. Reporter Sunshine de Leon tells us that attempts to prosecute those responsible have been dragging. Download MP3 (Image: Magalhães)
Attacks on Russian journalists
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Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow on recent attacks suffered by Russian journalists. Two men who were attacked recently had reported on efforts to stop developers from cutting down trees around Moscow to make room for new highways. Download MP3 (Photo: Matvyei Duglasovich)
Iceland’s desire to create save haven for journalists
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Iceland is considering legislation aimed at making it a legal safe haven for journalists, publishers, and even companies that host websites. But it’s not clear how much protection the proposed measure would actually provide outside Iceland’s borders. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Reykjavik. Download MP3 (Photo: Gerry Hadden)
Vetting journalists before they can be embedded
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The Pentagon is using a Washington public relations firm to “profile” journalists who embed with U.S. forces. Host Katy Clark speaks with Howard Witt, editor at Stars & Stripes. The paper has covered the story. The World’s Aaron Schachter (pictured) was recently embedded with US troops in Afghanistan. >>>He filed this story
Pentagon collects info on embedded reporters
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Download MP3The military newspaper “Stars & Stripes” reports that the Pentagon has asked a public relations firm to profile journalists embedded with U.S. forces and rate the tone of their coverage. Anchor Katy Clark finds out more from “Stars and Stripes” editor Howard Witt.
Criticism for journalists freed by North Korea
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Correspondent Jason Strother says South Koreans are welcoming Pyongyang’s release of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. But he reports that some human rights activists in the South are concerned that the work of Laura Ling, Euna Lee and some other reporters may have jeopardized the safety of North Korean refugees.
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