While western mass media refused to air footage of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's execution, millions of people have already viewed a video of the execution, on YouTube and Google Video.
The man who took mobile phone footage of Saddam Hussein's execution has been arrested, an adviser to Iraq's Prime Minister has said. An aide to Nouri al Maliki said: "He was an official who supervised the execution and now he is under investigation."
Press freedom is still severely restrained in Egypt and in many Middle Eastern countries in general, but the blog generation may seriously affect the State-censored press landscape.
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More than 160 journalists and other media workers have been killed in Iraq since the beginning of the conflict in 2003. The International Federation of Journalists has called on the United Nations Security Council to help tackle the "crisis" facing journalists working in Iraq.
The United Nations' Security Council has publicly condemned any attacks on journalists operating in war zones, and has called on all parties to put an end to violence aimed at the press.
The National Union of Journalists has branded Gordon Brown's lower-then-expected BBC licence fee settlement an "absolute disaster" and "catastrophic". Paul McLaughlin, NUJ national broadcasting organiser, said the cuts imposed so far as part of the 15% across the board Value For …
The BBC has been criticised for broadcasting an interview with a man arrested in connection with the murder of five prostitutes in Ipswich. Media lawyers have said the broadcast yesterday of a radio interview with Tom Stephens could be prejudicial if the case ever went to trial. …
New York, December 4, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists renewed its appeal to Mexican federal authorities today to take over the investigation into the killing of U.S. journalist Bradley Roland Will after two local officials suspected in his shooting were freed.
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