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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines

Wiley;Bloomberg Press (2013), 304 pp.

Contains index

ISBN 978-1-118-55055-7

Signature commbox: 10-Rights-E 2013

I. THE FRONT LINES
In Syria, Facing Danger From All Sides / Paul Wood
Africa's Media-Savvy Insurgents Pose New Threat / Mohamed Keita
In Taliban's Media Evolution, Press Became An Enemy / Ahmed Rashid
II. CENSORED
The Zacatecas Rules: Cartel's Reign Cannot Be Covered [Mexico] / Mike O'Connor
Extremists Are Censoring The Story of Religion / Jean-Paul Marthoz
In Asia, Three Nations Clip Once-Budding Online Freedom [Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam] / Shawn W. Crispin
III. HEROES IN THE CROWD
Harnessing Power In the Stories of Ordinary People / Kristin Jones
Running Toward Danger, Syria's Citizens Become Journalists / Oliver Holmes
IV. MURDERED AND MISSING
Disappearances Unexplained Amid Hints Of Cover-Ups [Sri Lanka] / María Salazar-Ferro
Bloggers Targeted as Murders Spike in Brazil / John Otis
Seeking Justice in Russia, A Mother Turns To Europe / Elisabeth Witchel
V. POLITICAL TRANSITIONS
In Iran, Specter of One Election Looms Over the Next / D. Parvaz
Disdain for Foreign Press Undercuts China's Global Ambition / Madeline Earp
VI. BEHIND BARS
Under Cover Of Security, Governments Jail Journalists / Monica Campbell
Torture and Injustice in a Small Town [Kyrgyzstan] / Muzaffar Suleymanov
In Eskinder's Story, A Nation's Disappointment [Ethiopia] / Charlayne Hunter-Gault
VII. RISK AND REWARD
The Spy in Your Pocket: Mobile Journalism's Risk / Danny O'Brien
Lessons From El Salvador: Security Begins With Solidarity / Frank Smyth
Is Covering the News Worth the Risk? / Terry Anderson
VIII. MEDIA AND MONEY
Once Thriving, Afghan Media Now Endangered / Bob Dietz
Oil, Money, and Secrecy in East Africa / Tom Rhodes
In Government-Media Fight, Argentine Journalism Suffers / Sara Rafsky
Why Transparency Is Good for Business / Matthew Winkler
IX. THE INTERCONNECTED WORLD
How the Americas Failed Press Freedom / Carlos Lauría
Repressive Hosts Tarnish The Olympic Image / Kristín Jones and Nina Ognianova
Beyond Article 19, A Global Press Freedom Charter / Joel Simon
X. TRENDS AND DATA
CPJ Risk List: Where Press Freedom Suffered / Karen Phillips