Azerbaijan authorities arrest six journalists after COP29 – JURIST
The Khatai District Court in Azerbaijan held a trial on Sunday of the six journalists detained Saturday in Baku on smuggling charges. Five of the six reporters, Natig Javadli, Khayala Aghayeva,…
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Press freedom groups demand Georgia authorities protect journalists amid election results – JURIST
Press freedom organizations urged the Georgian government to protect journalists on Thursday following a surge of threats and restrictions targeting journalists covering the country’s recent parliamentary election. A joint report…
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Amnesty International urges Kyrgyzstan to drop charges against journalists ahead of sentencing – JURIST
Amnesty International urged Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday to drop unsubstantiated, politically motivated charges against independent journalists. Journalists from several independent local media outlets, including YouTube-based Temirov LIVE and Ayt Ayt Dese,…
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Journalists file complaint with Germany constitutional court over phone wiretapping – JURIST
Three journalist organizations filed a complaint against German authorities with the country’s Federal Constitutional Court, local media reported on Wednesday. The complaint regarded investigators’ wiretapping of phone calls between journalists…
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LA Times journalists stage 1-day strike after newspaper signals more layoffs – Press Enterprise
Los Angeles Times journalists are conducting the first newsroom union work stoppage in the 142-year history of the newspaper Friday, one day after management disclosed that substantial layoffs were coming…
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2023 CPJ prison census shows incarceration of journalists near record high – JURIST
The Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) 2023 prison census shows near-record levels of journalist imprisonment, with Israel jumping from being tied at 24th place to ranking at sixth place amongst…
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Iran opens new case against recently released female journalists for appearing without hijab – JURIST
The Mizan News Agency reported Monday that the Iranian judiciary had launched a new case against journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi following their release on bail. The two had…
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Journalists Figure Out This Morning That ChatGPT Screws Up Legal Questions
This morning, The Hill reported “AI models frequently ‘hallucinate’ on legal queries, study finds.” It turns out that The Register and Bloomberg joined in. Did you know that consumer-facing generative…
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Iran releases journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini death after 17 months – JURIST
Iranian authorities on Sunday released two journalists who spent over a year in prison for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman whose arrest in Tehran by the…
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Amnesty International report alleges Pegasus spyware targeted India journalists – JURIST
Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021…
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Global Media Access To Gaza During Cease-Fire Under Question
Some Biden administration officials are reportedly worried about the effect broader press access might have on the public’s opinion of Israel. Source link
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Small Town Alabama Journalists Arrested, Ordered To Refrain From Reporting On Grand Jury Investigations
This article has been updated to include additional information from an article posted by Atmore News on November 2, alleging that the arrested journalists were ordered during their initial appearance…
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IDF Screens Raw Hamas Footage For Journalists
This story contains graphic descriptions of violence and discussions of sexual assault. The security camera in their backyard caught the man and his young sons in nothing but their underwear….
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12 Journalists Killed This Week In Israel-Hamas War, Totaling 36 Deaths
At least 12 journalists were killed in the past eight days in the Israel-Hamas war, ticking the death toll for media workers covering the conflict up to 36. Hamas, a…
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Watchdog Group Says Attack That Killed Videographer ‘Explicitly Targeted’ Lebanon Journalists
BEIRUT (AP) — A watchdog group advocating for press freedom said that the strikes that hit a group of journalists in southern Lebanon earlier this month, killing one, were targeted…
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UC Davis condemns professor threatening ‘zionist journalists’ on X
The chancellor of UC Davis condemned a controversial online post apparently made by a faculty member, which threatened “zionist journalists” in the days after the attacks in Israel by Hamas….
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UK Ministry of Justice found tracking journalists who make information requests – JURIST
A Times investigation revealed on Saturday that the Ministry of Justice has been tracking journalists who make information requests. In the UK, the right to request and access recorded information…
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