Putting Press Freedom at the Heart of Anti-Poverty Efforts
By Rob Mahoney Umar Cheema, a Pakistani journalist, wrote often about the military. Then one night masked men hauled him from his car and during six hours of torture, sexual…
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Reporters Without Borders releases 2014 Press Freedom Index
The 2014 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index spotlights major declines in media freedom in such varied countries as the United States, Central African Republic and Guatemala and, on…
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KAS ASIAN J-SCHOOL SUMMIT 2014
“Challenges in Journalism Education in Asia’s Emerging Democracies” February 6-8,2014 Phnom Penh, Cambodia German political foundation “Konard Adenauer Stiftung” (KAS) organized three days long KAS Asian J-School Summit 2014…
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Pakistan and Mexico worst places for journalists: Columbia Dean
NEW YORK: Dean of Columbia University’s Journalism School, famous American author and journalist Steve Coll, while lauding the bravery of the Pakistani journalists working in the worst violence-hit part of…
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Rangers take away journalist’s licensed gun in Karachi
Karachi: A journalist associated with the Jang newspaper was manhandled by Rangers during a raid in Sultanabad and had his licensed gun taken away on Tuesday. The paramilitary force had…
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UNESCO launches Malala Funds-in-Trust for Girls’ Education in Pakistan
Islamabad – 6 February. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Minister of Education of Pakistan signed a Funds-in-Trust agreement to support better access, improved quality and safe learning environments for…