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How the Internet is Being Tamed in Russia: Chronicle of State Securitization Measures

Yulia Belinskaya

Journalism Research, volume 6, issue 1 (2023), pp. 71-92

"As a communicative space, the Russian public sphere is dramatically prosecuted, and it suffers from pathologic efforts to have it systematically shut down. This article looks back into the history of the new restrictive media laws and their framing in the state media. The analysis is disclosing how ... more

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Informe de hallazgos de la misión internacional sobre libertad de prensa y de expresión en Guatemala

Freedom House;Free Press Unlimited;Reporteros sin Fronteras;Article 19;Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) (2023), 37 pp.

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Internet Shutdowns: A Human Rights Issue

Julia Ryng, Guillemette Guicherd, Judy Al Saman, Priyanka Choudhury, Kellett, Angharad

RUSI Journal, volume 167, issue 4-5 (2023), pp. 50-63

"The internet is a double-edged sword: civilians can mobilise it to assemble and voice dissent, but illiberal regimes can also weaponise it to consolidate power and suppress any form of opposition. Internet shutdowns – intentional disruptions of internet services – represent one method used to l ... more

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Gavels Against Pens: The Judiciary’s Assault on Journalism in Russia and Turkey

Asuman Aranca, Anna Romashchenko, Nate Schenkkan et al.

Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2023), 28 pp.

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A New Paradigm for Global Journalism: Press Freedom and Public Interest

Joel Simon

Columbia Journalism Review (2023)

"[...] There is a need to expand the framework for press freedom defense to incorporate the notion of public interest. Linking press freedom and public interest allows for the protection of press freedom based not only on the individual right to free expression but also on the collective social bene ... more

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2022 Killed List: IFJ's Annual Report on Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2022

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2023), 84 pp.

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Preparing to Publish: How Journalists Negotiate Content Restrictions in Semi-Authoritarian States

Ruth Moon

International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 2 (2023), pp. 120-140

"Journalists act strategically in response to their political environments, using practices like self-censorship to avoid negative repercussions from powerful actors. But what does self-censorship look like in practice? Grounded in theories of policy response and media sociology, this study uses jou ... more

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Pandemic, politics, and the safety of journalists: Downward spiral of press freedom in India

Sanviti Iyer, Mochish KS

Review of Communication, volume 23, issue 3 (2023), pp. 210-227

"According to the 2023 World Press Freedom Index rankings by the RSF, India ranks 161 out of 180 countries. One of the important indicators that the index bases the ranking on is the level of violence against the journalists and their overall safety. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian governme ... more

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Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook

Deborah Brown, Rasha Younes

Human Rights Watch (2023), 68 pp.

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SLAPPs: A Threat to Democracy Continues to Grow. A 2023 Report Update

Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE);Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, 2nd ed. (2023), 23 pp.

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Relocation of Journalists in Distress in the European Union

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR);European Centre for Press & Media Freedom (ECPMF);Free Press Unlimited (2023), 24 pp.

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Digital China: Überwachungsdiktatur und technologische Avantgarde

Kristin Shi-Kupfer

München: Beck (2023), 190 pp.

"Mit parteistaatlicher Unterstützung avancierten die großen IT-Unternehmen Chinas seit Ende der 1990er Jahre schnell zu den Motoren der am dynamischsten wachsenden Digitalwirtschaft der Welt. Sie adaptierten zunächst Produkte und Geschäftsmodelle aus dem Ausland, gingen danach aber eigene Wege. ... more

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The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and its Potential to Foster Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Safety of Journalists: A Guide for Journalists

Gabriela Sotomayor

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 15 pp.

"This guide aims to provide information to help improve press coverage of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on issues relating to the right to freedom of expression, the safety of journalists and access to information with the purpose of improving their ability to inform the public, to a professio ... more

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The Bunker: The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist's Murder

Melissa del Bosque

The New Yorker, April 17 (2023)

"After the death of a reporter who investigated narcopolitics, her colleagues formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice—and challenge a culture of impunity." (Introduction)

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“It’s the Economy, Stupid!”, Is it Not? The Relationship Between Press Freedom and the Status of the Economy in Western Media Systems

Theodora A. Maniou, Eleni Ketteni

Journalism Studies, volume 24, issue 6 (2023), pp. 715-737

"The existing literature presents several studies which show that the levels of press freedom can affect the state of the economy. What has not thus far been investigated is whether the economy can affect the levels of press freedom, the specific economic conditions that mainly affect it and the dif ... more

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Beyond Self-Censorship: Hong Kong’s Journalistic Risk Culture under the National Security Law

Francis Lee

China Journal, volume 90 (2023), pp. 129-153

"Professional and liberal-oriented news media in Hong Kong have been under severe political pressure since the establishment of the National Security Law in 2020. Journalists now have to navigate a more dense and uncertain legal minefield. Self-censorship has intensified. This article argues that se ... more

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Sustainable Development and Freedom of Expression: Why Voice Matters: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Irene Khan

United Nations (2023), 22 pp.

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New Directions in the Ethics and Politics of Speech

J. P. Messina (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2023), viii, 153 pp.

"This book features new perspectives on the ethics and politics of free speech. Contributors draw on insights from philosophy, psychology, political theory, journalism, literature, and history to respond to pressing problems involving free speech in liberal societies. Recent years have seen an explo ... more

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Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa

Farooq A. Kperogi (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), 292 pp.

"Drawing on cases from across the continent, contributors explore the form and nature of social media and government censorship, often via antisocial media laws, or less overt tactics such as state cybersurveillance, spyware attacks on social media activists, or the artful deployment of the rhetoric ... more

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Internet Freedoms in Malaysia: Regulating Online Discourse on Race, Religion, and Royalty

Bangkok: Asia Centre (2023), 49 pp.