The tragic price of a free pressThe death of captured Afghani reporter Sultan Munadi in a military raid that rescued his British colleague, highlights the high price overseas journalists often pay to give Western readers access to detailed and accurate news stories.
Media freedom
Iranian election coverage lacks independence
With at least 15 journalists threatened or summoned for questioning, Reporters Without Borders has condemned the lack of balanced and independent electoral coverage leading up to Iran’s election.
Media freedom hampered by media irresponsibility
An audit of the freedom of information available to the Australian media, released today, makes a powerful argument that free speech in Australia is being subtly whittled away, writes Denis Muller.
Media freedom: Where do Liberal and Labor stand?
The Prime Minister has hinted that during the campaign he will release a couple of modest reforms in order to free up restrictions on journalists and increase the public’s access to information. So what would the Coalition need to do to match what the ALP is now touting as policy? Andrew Dodd reports.
The West takes the public for fools over public interest
The West Australian got fundamental facts wrong in a story about the hospital system and refused to correct. Their defence? You guessed it – writing stories about inadequate health services is in the “public interest” and this means that the errors “were immaterial to the issue”, writes Margaret Simons.
