Tag: journalism

• Thursday, August 23rd 2018 - 09:02 UTC

  Labour leader Corbyn to propose tax on tech giants to pay for public interest journalism

  

  A windfall tax could be levied on tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook to pay for public interest journalism, Jeremy Corbyn is expected to announce. The Labour leader will call for radical reform of the media landscape in a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

• Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:39 UTC

  Investigator of murdered Maltese journalist Caruana Galizia fears for his life

  

  A former anti-corruption investigator in Malta has told BBC Newsnight he fears for his life after looking into allegations made by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Jonathan Ferris is seeking full police protection amid concerns he could be targeted after looking into her claims against top political figures.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 22:08 UTC

  UN Ban Ki-moon message on World Press Freedom Day, May 3

  

  “In an era of rapid and often momentous change, the value of a vigorous, independent and pluralistic press is undeniable.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 22:01 UTC

  UN highlights role of press freedom as catalyst for social and political change

  

  United Nations top officials today May 3 highlighted the power of press freedom to spark social and political change and to hold governments accountable, stressing that this vital right must be ensured across the world by creating the conditions that allow journalists to perform their work safely.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 21:56 UTC

  IAPA pays homage to the 24 journalists from Latam killed over the last 12 months

  

  As we near the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Inter American Press Association this month, I’d also like to take this especial date, May 3, World Press Freedom Day, as an opportunity to pay homage to the 24 journalists from Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico and Peru that were killed over the last 12 months. Our thoughts are with their families and colleagues, especially because in the majority of these cases, justice has not yet been done.

• Friday, October 7th 2011 - 21:17 UTC

  Freedom of expression oppressed and endangered in Argentina claims independent media

  

  Argentina’s main private media association, ADEPA, launched a devastating report on freedom of expression in Argentina and warns of the existence of “a mechanism geared to divulge official reports and aggrieve those who think differently”.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 05:58 UTC

  Obama Speaks for the First Time with Honduran President Lobo

  

  United States President Barack Obama spoke this week for the first time with Honduran President Lobo to discuss the situation in Honduras, said the White House.