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A mission to inform : journalists at risk speak out
Title
A mission to inform : journalists at risk speak out / Marilyn Clark, William Horsley ; edited by Elena Brodeală.
ISBN
9789287186577
928718657X
Publication
Strasbourg : Council of Europe Publishing, [2020]
Copyright Notice Date
©2020.
Physical Description
149 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes
"The interviews were all conducted in English except for one that was done in Italian. ... A list of 50 potential participants was drawn up ... Of those 50 journalists, 20 agreed to participate. ... A gender balance was sought and 7 of the 20 final participants are women. A geographical distribution was also sought and the sample includes participants from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. ... The final sample includes investigative journalists, freelance journalists, video journalists, bloggers, journalists working in radio and TV and print journalists."--Pages 23-24.
"PREMS 021220"--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
"September 2020"--Title page verso.
"Glossary of terms": page 13.
Summary
"The murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017 sent shock waves through Europe. Violence and acts of harassment against journalists have become alarmingly frequent, as was laid bare in the Council of Europe's 2017 survey of 940 journalists across the continent. This follow-up study is about the human cost to journalists who seek to hold the powerful to account. It is based on in-depth interviews with 20 journalists who use their reporting skills to expose corruption, injustice and abuses, often putting their safety at risk. They share their insights into the realities of practising cutting-edge journalism while facing aggression, intimidation and vicious cyber-attacks. Too often the necessary protections fail and crimes against journalists go unpunished. The freedom of the media to report without censorship or fear of reprisals is an essential pre-condition of democratic societies. This study represents a call for action to the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, with practical and forward-looking recommendations for ways to establish effective protection for journalists to enable them to safely fulfil their vital public watchdog role."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
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Council of Europe, issuing body.
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