MediaWise articles and reports on press freedom

• Press Freedom Forum Series
  Exiled Journalists' Network events, supported by MediaWise
• Cheque-book journalism
  MediaWise position paper, advice and other articles
• Codes of Conduct
  Position paper on effective journalistic codes by Mike Jempson, Director, MediaWise, 2004

Other articles and reports on press freedom

• Freedom of Expression, a cornerstone of democracy – listening and communicating in a diverse Europe
  Background note to Paris conference, attended by MediaWise, 8-9 December 2008
• World Divided on Press Freedom
  BBC World Service report based on 11,344 interviews in 14 countries, 10 December 2007
• Reflecting the Real World 2
  Report on how UK television and new media portray developing countries, October 2007
• Declaration of Table Mountain
  Agreed by the World Newspaper Congress & World Editors Forum to improve press freedom in Africa, June 2007
• Reflecting the Real World
  Report on how UK television and new media portray developing countries, 2006
• Dissenting Voices: Freedom of Expression and Association in Turkey
  By the Kurdish Human Rights Project & Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales, September 2005
• Who kills journalists and why?
  International News Safety Institute inquiry, launched 3 May 2005 (World Press Freedom Day)
• Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism
  Draft report from the International Federation of Journalists and Statewatch, May 2005
• Campaigning for Freedom of Expression
  Handbook from International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), 22 April 2005
• Shooting the Messenger
  By Phillip Knightley, published in IPI Global Journalist, 2nd Quarter 2005
• Freedom of expression at risk: writers on trial in Turkey
  By the Kurdish Human Rights Project, February 2005
• Silencing the Messenger: The Murder of Writers and Journalists
  Handbook from PEN Canada, 2004
• A new but fragile freedom
  The Iraqi media three months after the war, from Reporters Without Borders, 22 July 2003
• Caught in the Crossfire: The Iraq War and the Media
  Report on press freedom violations & the role of the media in the 2003 Iraq war from the IPI
• The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media 
  Miklos Haraszti, representative since March 2004
• The Media and Human Rights in India 
  By Ganesh K Sovani, writer and lawyer

Articles about anonymous sources

• Half a shield is better than none
  By Geoffrey R Stone, originally published in the New York Times, 21 February 2007
• Reporter's Privilege?
  Discussion about anonymous sources, published in IPI Global Journalist, Third Quarter 2005
• 2004 Confidential Sources Survey
  Published by the First Amendment Center, 14 October 2004

Annual reports on the state of the media/press freedom

• World Press Freedom Review
  Annual report from the International Press Institute (IPI)
• Press Freedom Survey
  Annual report from Freedom House
• Nations in Transit - Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia
  Multidimensional study, including section on media independence, from Freedom House
• Freedom and Responsibility Yearbook
  From Organisation for Security & Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on the Media
• IPI World Congress
  Annual meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI)
• Third Annual International Federation of Journalists Press Freedom Report
  Courage and censorship: Journalists and press freedom in South Asia, 5 May 2005

Annual reports by country

• Bangladesh
• National Media Survey 2002 (Bangladesh)
  By Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs & Social Marketing Company
• Pakistan
• Press Freedom Reports
  From the Pakistan Press Foundation
• State of the Media in Pakistan 2005 
  From Internews Pakistan. Previous reports available: 2004 / 2003 / 2002 
• Sri Lanka
• A Study of Media in Sri Lanka
  By the Centre for Policy Alternatives and Independent Media Support, April 2005
• United States
• State of the News Media: An Annual Report on American Journalism 2009
  By the Project for Excellence in Journalism. See also 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004
• State of the First Amendment
  By the First Amendment Center

Individual country reports

• Iraq - Free speech in Iraq: Recent Developments
  Produced by Article 19, August 2007
• Mauritania - Action plan for the consolidation of free speech in Mauritania
  Article 19 report, published on 28 June 2007
• Tajikistan - The Policy of Control: The state of freedom of expression in Tajikistan
  Article 19 report, published on 20 July 2007
• Yemen - Press freedom in peril
  Article 19 report, published on 8 January 2008

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