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IFJ Commends Journalist Threatened for Report on China Floods
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns a threat made against journalist Liu Jianfeng on July 9, after he refused to take a bribe from officials in Jiangxi province in eastern China
Malaysia's Media Watchdogs Condemn Ban on Political Cartoons
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia and the Writers Alliance for Media Independence (Wami) condemn the Home Ministry's banning of '1Funny Malaysia', 'Perak Darul Kartun' and 'Isu Dalam Kartun'. These cartoon compilations are by Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar.
Philippine House of Representatives Fails to Pass Freedom of Information bill
Jun 9, 2010
The Philippine Lower House did not pass the Freedom of Information bill in its last session on 4 June 2010 due to a lack of quorum.

Sixth Mekong Book Off the Press

Whether it's a story about how rubber plantations are taking root at the China-Laos border, how Thai is having an impact on the Lao language, or the use of harmful fishing methods in Cambodia and Vietnam, all the features and photo essays in 'Changing Borders: Reportage from Our Mekong; follow the changes that have been taking place as countries in the Mekong Region deepen their cross-border links with one another.
'Asia Media Report 2009: Missing in the Media'

'Asia Media Report 2009: Missing in the Media', coordinated, produced and published by the Asia Media Forum with the assistance of ActionAid, focuses on how the media throughout Asia reports on marginalised people and communities in their respective societies, from the very poorest countries to the richest.
'Asia Media Report: A Crisis Within'

'Asia Media Report: A Crisis Within', a report on media trends in Asia, is produced and coordinated by IPS Asia-Pacific.

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41 Journalists Killed in 2008 — CPJ

The Committee to Protect Journalists recently released statistics on the number of journalists killed either in the line of duty or were deliberately targeted for assassination in 2008.

A total of 41 confirmed cases were recorded in 2008 11 of which happened in war-torn Iraq, followed by Pakistan with five and Georgia and Thailand with three each. The number of unconfirmed cases of media-related killings totaled 22 with Mexico topping the list with four cases.

Meanwhile, the number of journalists imprisoned as of Dec 1, 2008 reached 125 with China having the most number of jailed journos with 28, followed by Cuba with 21, and Eritrea with 13.

Total Confirmed Cases For 2008: 41

AFGHANISTAN: 2
BOLIVIA: 1
CAMBODIA: 1
CROATIA: 1
GEORGIA: 3
INDIA: 4
IRAQ: 11
ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: 1
MEXICO: 1
PAKISTAN: 5
PHILIPPINES: 2
RUSSIA: 2
SOMALIA: 2
SRI LANKA: 2
THAILAND: 3

TOTAL UNCONFIRMED CASES FOR 2008: 22

BULGARIA: 1
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1
GUATEMALA: 2
INDIA: 1
IRAQ: 3
KENYA: 1
MEXICO: 4
NEPAL: 1
PAKISTAN: 1
PHILIPPINES: 3
RUSSIA: 2
VENEZUELA: 1

TOTAL MEDIA WORKERS KILLED FOR 2008: 3

CROATIA: 1
IRAQ: 2

Annual Prison Census
Journalists in prison as of December 1, 2008
Total: 125

AFGHANISTAN: 1
ARMENIA 1
AZERBAIJAN: 5
BANGLADESH: 1
BURMA: 14
BURUNDI: 1
CAMEROON: 2
CHINA: 28
CUBA: 21
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 2
ECUADOR: 1
EGYPT: 1
ERITREA: 13
ETHIOPIA: 2
THE GAMBIA: 1
IRAN: 5
IRAQ in U.S. custody: 1
IRAQ in Iraqi Kurdistan custody: 1
ISRAEL and the OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: 4
IVORY COAST: 1
MALDIVES: 1
PERU: 2
PHILIPPINES: 1
RUSSIA: 2
SENEGAL: 1
SINGAPORE: 1
SRI LANKA: 3
UZBEKISTAN: 6
VIETNAM: 2

For the complete details, visit the following links:

http://www.cpj.org/deadly/2008.php

http://cpj.org/reports/2008/12/cpjs-2008-prison-census-online-and-in-jail.php

http://cpj.org/imprisoned/2008.php

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Internet Trends in Japan
Some interesting findings from the Asia-Pacific Social Media Report, launched in June 2010 by leading online researcher, The Nielsen Company:

• Japan posts over 1 million blogs per month, significantly more than any other country.

• Unique visitors to Twitter increased from less than 200,000 to more than 10 million in a year on April 2010.

• Of Japan's internet users, 16 percent use Twitter, compared to 10 percent in the United States.

No More Free 'Time'
Online readers who want to get the latest cover story of 'Time' magazine will now have to make do with an abridged version. If they want the whole story, they can either buy the magazine's print edition or download from the site's new iPad app.
Magazine Mysteriously Disappears from Indonesian Newsstands
Tens of thousands of copies of the latest edition of Tempo magazine were purchased by mystery buyers early on June 28.
Burma Authorises Sale of More Mobile Phones
By Nayee Lin Latt, The Irrawaddy

An additional 130,000 mobile phones will be offered for sale in Burma by the end of this year, bringing the total number of mobile phones in the country to about 600,000, according to Myanmar Post and Telecommunications (MPT).

NEWSMAKERS: 'VJs Are One-Man-Band Fearless Reporters'
Aung Htun (not his real name) is one of the young video journalists featured in the award-winning feature documentary 'Burma VJ (Reporting from a Closed Country)'.

The Anders Østergaard-helmed film, which has won 40 awards in the international film circuit including the Berlin Film Festival 2009 and the Sundance Film Festival 2009, revolves around the video journalists’ cat-and-mouse game with the Burmese junta while covering the monk-led mass protests in September 2007.
End of the News Romantics
For those brought up in the pre-digital era it's easy to lament the switch from prized paper to touchscreen ubiquity. But, in the first of a series about innovation, Andrew Marr says the future will be truly liberating for those who want to keep up with events.

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