Nation Mar 17 ‘Murder the Truth’ examines growing effort to silence journalists and curtail free speech By William Brangham
Nation Nov 18 Watch 5:58 How political divisions are threatening a bipartisan bill to protect press freedom The day after the presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement warning of a hostile climate for press freedom under a second Trump term. That comes as advocates are urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would… By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan
World Aug 29 Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists who openly criticized the government amid a crackdown on dissent A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press… By Kanis Leung, Associated Press
World Aug 28 Myanmar military court sentences journalist to life in prison, editor says The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence to one of its journalists and sentenced another to 20 years after convicting them under a counterterrorism law. By Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Feb 20 Watch 12:28 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition A two-day hearing in a London court room began Tuesday over the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. At stake is whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Carrie DeCell, a senior staff attorney at the Knight… By William Brangham, Alexis Cox, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako
Aug 14 Rural Kansas police raid newspaper office amid rampant ‘anti-press rhetoric’ By John Hanna, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department's actions as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:52 Why these reporters spent 18 months in a Burmese jail After nearly 18 months, two Reuters journalists have left prison in Myanmar. The crime that put them there: Revealing information the country’s government wanted to suppress, about its persecution campaign against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. John Yang talks to Priscilla… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 10:32 How the U.S. should respond to Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance As details of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance emerge, some business leaders are protesting the Saudi government by pulling out of an upcoming summit. Meanwhile, lawmakers are urging President Trump to take decisive action. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin talks to… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 7:14 By murder, prison and rhetoric, here’s how the global free press is being suppressed By PBS News Hour Journalists around the world sometimes risk death or imprisonment to inform the public. In Mexico, dozens have been killed by drug cartels, the Turkish government has been cracking down by closing newspapers and locking up reporters, and U.S. reporters are… Continue watching
May 14 Watch Was Seizure of AP’s Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom? Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom?… Continue watching