Jon Slattery (Free subscription) | yesterday
Local reporters have told press freedom group Reporters Without Borders that the number of journalists killed in the massacre in the Phillipines has risen to 29. RWB quotes a reporter based in the nearby city of Koronadal saying: "All the bodies have been located and identification is almost complete. According to the local media’s tally, we lost 29 colleagues in this tragedy.” RWB...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Paris - The press rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced Thursday's conviction of Tunisian journalist Taoufik Ben Brik by a Tunis court on various charges, including slander and assault. With this verdict, Tunisia again joins the dis...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I reported yesterday on the rising death toll of journalists in the Philippines massacre I was taken to task for appearing to overlook the other victims. But, as I explained to a critic, this is a blog about journalism. While The Guardian's foreign news desk is keeping abreast of the overall story, I am dealing with the specific matter of the media's losses. Though there appears to be some agreement...
Jon Slattery (Free subscription) | yesterday
A prominent member of a powerful clan suspected of involvement in the killing of 57 people, including up to 26 journalists, in the Philippines has been taken into custody. Andal Ampatuan Jr, a local mayor, surrendered to the authorities but denied organising the killings, the BBC reports . Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has estimated that 26 journalists were killed in the massacre. The...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Somali police claim a $700,000 ransom was paid to free Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan Two foreign journalists freed after more than a year in captivity in Somalia flew out to neighbouring Kenya today. Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, an Australian, flew out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in a chartered plane, said Mohamed Abdullahi, Somalia's national security minister. Journalists...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Death Toll In Philippines Massacre Rises -- The Telegraph The death toll from a politically motivated massacre in the Philippines rose to 57 yesterday after 11 more bodies were discovered. President Gloria Arroyo declared a national day of mourning and pledged to arrest the perpetrators as police said they were investigating a group loyal to the government. The victims, some of whom were found in mass...
Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders hails the lifting of the last restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language by the Turkish news media. “This is an important and symbolically-charged step but its impact will be very limited as long as the media cannot tackle Kurdish issues without risking prosecution,” the press freedom organisation said. The [...]
They gave us a republic (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Philippines are reeling today after about 100 gunmen attacked a convoy yesterday and killed dozens in the worst pre-election violence the nation has ever experienced. A state-run media outlet reports that the military was dispatched to the region to quell further bloodshed. Locals, witnesses and analysts lay the blame for yesterdays massacre at the feet of Ampatuan, the current governor of the...
Black Horizon (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Beijing, China (CNN) -- A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday. Huang Qi received the maximum sentence for "illegally holding secret state documents," according to his lawyer, Mo Shaoping. The U.S. State Department had protested the blogger's jailing, saying his activities support China's efforts...
Laglagan (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
"“Never in the history of journalism have the news media suffered such a heavy loss of life in one day,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We convey our condolences and sympathy to all journalists in the Philippines, who are in state of shock after this appalling massacre.”" http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20091124-238039/Maguindanao-slays-dark-day-for-press-freedomwatchdog...
Thoughts of Nigel (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Quite appalling news coming out of the Philipines yesterday. Reporters without borders reporting that At least 12 journalists were killed today in Maguindanao province (on the southern island of Mindanao) by armed men, including two policemen, linked to the province’s governor, a supporter of President Gloria Arroyo. More than 30 other people were murdered. Some of the victims were beheaded....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Twelve journalists were among 24 people murdered yesterday in the Philippines in what is thought to be the greatest loss of life by news media in a single day. Several of the victims were beheaded in the massacre carried out by a huge force of gunmen. The journalists were among a group of about 50 people travelling in a convoy in Maguindanao province, on the southern island of Mindanao, to register...
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Catherine Maynard 23 November 2009 .:Summary:. In the Muslim autonomous region of Maguindanao in the Philippines, at least 21 hostages were found dead on Monday. A presidential advisor has called this event “the most gruesome massacre of civilians” in recent history. According to military officials around 100 gunmen surrounded a group of 40 people and took them hostage. The hostages were...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Note that even in the Philippines, where the people of Minadanao have been under Jihadist attack for 30-40 years (I know, because my wife's family was chased off the island by Muslims), the news reporter does NOT tell the truth of the attacks. Instead, she says it is "about election, violence and media". Frankly, this woman is a cunt to even mouth those words. As a journalist it is incumbent...
The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
"Never in the history of journalism have the news media suffered such a heavy loss of life in one day," Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said in a statement.
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