Press Freedoms

Doug Bernard - VOA press freedom editor. I’ll be sharing stories of the people who risk their lives to share stories. RT not endorsements. #AFreePressMatters

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#craig.brownstein https://t.co/qlc5WyrhtN

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@paulcwagner Whoaaa

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@Chris_Grosse

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VOA reporter demoted after asking Pompeo if he regrets saying Trump would have a second term https://t.co/2ce9CG67db

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Some protesters, news crews, and medics in Minneapolis found themselves stranded after recent protests: The tires of their cars had been slashed.

Many assumed protesters were to blame. But videos reveal a different culprit: the police. https://t.co/SGYS5nXPFq

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.@GrittyNHL You're the real Nitty Gritty. https://t.co/coCLFTfNlC

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@dcbigjohn @PuckBuddys "The gentleman will suspend"

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@PuckBuddys Tommy Wilson pulled it out for us in the end

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A Russian journalist wrote a column last year. Now, authorities have added her name to a list of terrorists and extremists. They blocked her bank account. They took her travel passport, laptop, and cellphone.

Read the story of Svetlana Prokopieva:

https://t.co/vmcmDJI2n1

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An FBI official echoed that sentiment, which appears to reference @jkbjournalist and her reporting at the Miami Herald.

This is the impact journalism can have:

https://t.co/nM5EO0qXrE

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Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking Monday. It is unclear why they are pursuing charges now, the US attorney in Manhattan said they were “assisted by some excellent investigative journalists.”

This is why a free press matters:

https://t.co/09T88fsfbs

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Thailand’s former junta-led government has stifled criticism among the media, using new cybercrime and sedition laws. Will things change with a new civilian government?

Read the story of Thailand’s media:

https://t.co/2N7qALpVXX

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28 journalists have been murdered in Russia since Putin first came to power, often under mysterious circumstances.

Last week, President Trump and Putin laughed about fake news on the anniversary of the Capital Gazette shooting.

This matters:
https://t.co/qwYzRhHkDh

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Friday is Freedom of the Press Day in Maryland! First state to mark this. #pressfreedom #afreepressmatters https://t.co/7r0hJhAoxv

[Carolyn Komatsoulis @CKomatsoulis]

Twitter is a skewed version of the public - but when journalists represent it as the whole public, there are risks for news, politics, and beyond, according to this WaPo opinion piece.

Interesting read.

https://t.co/H04DqlXXuf

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However, Google and @hrw are concerned the law will have a chilling effect on free speech.

"(The law will) likely start a new set of information wars as they try to impose their narrow version of 'truth' on the wider world,” said Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch.

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“Fake News”, a phrase President Trump popularized, is causing headaches.

A majority of U.S. adults think “fake news” is a big problem (according to the Pew Research Center), but Americans think differently about who to blame; politicians, activist groups, Russia, or journalists

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Other countries, like Singapore, are taking steps to combat fake news through new laws.

The law will require online media platforms to run corrections or remove content the government deems false, or else face fines and up to 10 years in prison.
https://t.co/mbuYT5suhL

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https://t.co/3if1gYSKN1 This is big. A very big deal. Is this typical for the UN? Who lobbied for/against? Is this a message to the US? #pressfreedom #afreepressmatters