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Freedom of the press

A broadcast studio at Radio Haiti

Radio Haiti finds a new home with a trilingual archive at Duke University

Media

Radio Haiti was shut down shortly after journalist Jean Dominique’s assassination in 2000. Now, a trove of audio material has found new life with an archival collection at Duke University available in French, Haitian Creole and English.

A woman simulates her vote as Venezuela's National Electoral Council presents the technology platform for parliamentary elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 9, 2020. 

Getting at the vote: Part II

Critical State
A man speaks in front of a crowd of journalists with microphones.

‘Downward spiral’ of press freedom echoes in ABC police raid in Australia

Conflict & Justice
Several men wearing hard hats work together to carry an injured man

On World Press Freedom Day, ‘a wake-up call’ as violence toward journalists rises worldwide

Free speech
A large oil tanker docks amid ice and snow in the Arctic. On the side, the ship's name is written in Russian characters.

An environmental newspaper fights for press freedom in the Russian Arctic

The Big Melt
GRUPA makes comics about the state of press freedom in Malaysia.

‘Spotlight’ celebrates journalism that couldn’t have happened in these countries without press freedom

Justice

The Oscar winner featured Boston Globe journalists who hope the film will inspire other journalists to always hold the powerful accountable. But that’s not possible for everyone in the profession.

People and relatives stand next to the coffin of a murdered Mexican reporter named Victor Baez, during his funeral in Mexico's Veracruz state on June 15, 2012.

Mexican journalists lose a ‘formidable advocate’ with death of Mike O’Connor

Conflict & Justice

Mike O’Connor grew up on the US-Mexican border. After spending a career as a reporter in numerous conflict zones, O’Connor joined the Committee to Protect Journalists in 2009 and moved to Mexico City to work as advocate for press freedom. O’Connor died of a heart attack this week. Host Marco Werman speaks with the CPJ’s Carlos Lauria about O’Connor’s legacy.

VIDEO: Thousands Occupy Oakland, shutting down port

Business, Economics and Jobs

The Port of Oakland is shutdown Wednesday night as protesters in the Occupy Oakland movement conduct a general strike. About 10,000 people are reportedly participating.

Over 400 Occupy Oakland Protesters Arrested

On Saturday, an estimated 2,000 people participated in the Oakland Rise-Up! Festival, an Occupy Oakland demonstration. However, the situation turned violent halfway through the afternoon as protesters began tearing down construction barricades to a building they planned to re-purpose as a community action center. Riot police used tear gas and flash bombs to disperse the […]

Top of the Hour: Occupy Oakland Protesters Clash With Police, Morning Headlines

Thousands joined Occupy Oakland’s General Strike on Wednesday. The event during the day was mostly peaceful, but overnight, protesters began to clash with police. Tear gas was reportedly used to  disperse crowds, and as many as 40 people were arrested.