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Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries
Deep Insights
International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 250 pp.
"The research documents how, despite immense ongoing challenges, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nepal and Pakistan, some important advances have been made to develop joint structures and innovative approaches to defend the practice of journalism. It examines the long road Colombia has followed in the establi
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Indian Women Journalists’ Responses to Sexism and Sexual Harassment
International Communication Research Journal, volume 52, issue 1 (2017), ?? pp.
"This research examines the everyday sexism and workplace sex discrimination experienced by women journalists in India. Nearly all of the popular and scholarly attention to the experiences of Indian women journalists has focused on high profile instances of rape and sexual assault. But this focus on
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Adoptability and acceptability of peace journalism among Afghan photojournalists: Lessons for peace journalism training in conflict-affected countries
Journalism Education, volume 6, issue 2 (2017), pp. 17-27
"In this article, I seek to inform Peace Journalism (PJ) education and training in conflict-affected countries in particular. Based on a case study of the professional experiences of Afghan photojournalists, I offer insights into the acceptability and adoptability of PJ practice by journalists from
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A Country without Mercy: Afghan Journalists Caught in Crossfires
In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 81-86
"In the last Afghan solar year (22 March 2015 – 21 March 2016), twelve journalists and media workers were killed, exceeding any previous year in recent history. In June 2016, the US photographer David Gilkey and his interpreter, journalist Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed in a Taliban attack in Maj
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Murders, harassment and disappearances. The reality of Latin American journalists in the XXI century
Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, issue 72 (2017), pp. 1418-1434
"Introduction: journalists in Latin America continue to face numerous threats in the exercise of their journalistic profession, which has increased the concern of the international community over its protection in recent years. Methodology: The objective of this research is to analyse nearly 500 cas
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Professionalism under threat of violence: Journalism, reflexivity, and the potential for collective professional autonomy in northern Mexico
Journalism Studies, volume 17, issue 6 (2016), pp. 684-702
"Mexico is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, as more than 100 journalists have been murdered between 2000 and 2014, with almost half of those killed in the country's northern states. Through an analysis of in-depth interviews with journalists in northern Mexico, this qua
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"The primary objective of the 2015 NIMP Mission was to provide technical inputs to activities underway under UNESCO’s Safety of Journalists project, particularly in terms of setting up an independent national mechanism on safety at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Another key objective
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The psychological wellbeing of Iranian journalists: A descriptive study
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Open, volume 7, issue 12 (2016), pp. 1-5
"Iran ranks 173 out of 180 countries on an index of press freedom. The purpose of the study was to assess the psychological wellbeing of Iranian journalists and document the stressors encountered in their work. Design: A secure website was established and participants were given their unique identif
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Anticipating the Struggle against Everyday Impunity in Myanmar through Accounts from Bangladesh and Thailand
Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, volume 3, issue 1 (2016), pp. 48-61
"Work done internationally to address impunity concentrates on removing blanket amnesties and establishing commissions of inquiry into past atrocities. Everyday impunity—the impossibility of bringing state officers to account for routinized violent crimes against other individuals—gets less atte
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World Press Freedom Day and Safety of Journalists: Implication for People’s Freedom of Expression
New Media and Mass Communication, volume 54 (2016), pp. 34-38
"Every 3rd of May in the year, the world celebrates the freedom of the press. The celebration often serves as a reminder on the need for the protection of the Fundamental Human Rights and Freedom of Expression as embedded in the universal declaration of Human Rights as well as the constitution of co
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Mexican Journalism, Still in the Line of Fire
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2016), 9 pp.
"Sadly, attacks on journalists in Mexico are nothing new. In April 2012, CIMA published a report detailing the violence against the media and recommending steps that the Mexican government could take in order to remedy the situation. The government of Mexico did enact some measures to protect journa
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Donkor: A case study of the safety of journalists in Ghana
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 92-120
"This paper argues that the safety of journalists in Ghana can no longer be taken for granted given the available evidence of physical attacks on journalists (Joint Statement NMC et al., 2016 and MFWA, 2016). The overarching objective of the study is to portray Donkor’s case as typical of similar
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Periodismo muerto: Más de mil periodistas asesinados en América Latina (1970-2015)
Deep Insights
México, DF: Editorial Planeta Mexicana (2016), 389 pp.
"Más de 1050 periodistas asesinados y desaparecidos (unos 22,8 casos al año) hicieron de América Latina el escenario más peligroso del mundo para el ejercicio profesional, entre 1970 y 2015, incluso en países sin guerras oficialmente aceptadas. Desde las dictaduras hasta el narcopoder, desde M
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Supporting Safety of Journalists in Nepal: An Assessment Based on UNESCO’s Journalists’ Safety Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2016), 115 pp.
"This United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report documents the national state of journalists' safety and the issue of impunity by providing an overview of the safety situation of journalists in Nepal. It also examines the context of safety and the responsibility
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The practice and study of journalism in zones of violence in Latin America: Mexico as a case study
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2016), pp. 51-69
"In Latin America in the twenty-first century, journalists face daily professional and societal constraints and pressures when attempting to fulfill their role to inform the public. Concerns include a lack of press freedom, robust and growing social movements critical of the news media, and personal
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Journalism Under Threat: Intimidation and Harassment of Swedish journalists
Journalism Practice, volume 10, issue 7 (2016), pp. 880-890
"Previous studies of intimidation and harassment of journalists have (rightly) focused on non-democratic and authoritarian nations and/or transitional/emerging democracies. In this article, we examine the situation in Sweden, a country with strong de facto and de jure safeguards of journalistic free
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On the Need to Amend Chapter XV of the Special Section of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Journal of Eastern European Law, volume 24 (2016), pp. 57-61
"The article deals with the issue of establishing criminal liability for crimes against journalists. Areas of research on this subject are identified. The basic research and publications on issues are reviewed. The need for introducing such liability is investigated. It is indicated that several spe
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Supporting Safety of Journalists in Kenya: An Assessment Based on UNESCO’s Journalists’ Safety Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2016), 106 pp.
"The study finds that Kenyan journalists face serious challenges in the course of their work. Further, both State and non-State actors have contributed to a deteriorating climate for journalists. The number of threats, incidents of harassment and intimidation as well as legal and personal attacks, h
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The safety of Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 68-91
"The imprisonment of Al Jazeera English (AJE) journalists (Australian Peter Greste, Egyptian-Canadian national Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed) in Egypt between 2013 and 2015 reflected the recent ten agenda items of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNES
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The Cyberspace War: Propaganda and Trolling as Warfare Tools
European View, volume 15, issue 1 (2015), pp. 121-132
"Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime has taken control of the traditional media in Russia: TV, radio and newspapers. As Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has stated, the Kremlin sees the mass media as a ‘weapon’. Now Russia’s leadership is trying to take control of social media to
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