Earlier this week, a Jadavpur University chemistry professor was arrested for making a cartoon poking fun at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her administrative actions. The arrest unleashed a massive social media reaction.
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Since March 6 the Media Workers Union of KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) has been on strike in the hope of drawing attention to pro-government bias in KBS’s news coverage. We interviewed a union member speaking on behalf of the Media Workers Union.
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So far in 2012 four journalists have been killed in Somalia. The last two years have truly marked difficult times for journalists in Somalia as pressure not only comes from Al-Shabaab, but also from local and national governments.
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Released from jail after one year’s incarceration, renowned Turkish investigative journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener remain on trial with 11 other reporters for being suspected members of alleged terrorist group Ergenekon.
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In this excerpt from a speech she delivered on March 14, Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer warns that South Africa’s Protection of State Information Bill will return the country to an equivalent of apartheid-era limits on free speech.
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A selection of the most read articles on Sampsonia Way in March. From an article about an Indian cartoonist accused of treason to a letter from a journalist in Venezuela, March’s most read is an assortment of voices from all corners of the globe.
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Bangladeshi and international media organizations protest for justice in the case of slain journalists Meherun Runi and Sagar Sarowar, and for safety of journalists in Bangladesh. Runi and Sarowar were working to expose illegal land-grabbing by a corporation at the time of the murders.
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