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Columbia Journalism Review content tagged free speech

1. October 21, 2011 04:52 PM

   A Grand Year for Free Speech

   Gaddafi’s death just one indicator of the global surge in free expression

   By Justin D. Martin

   Not since the disintegration of the Soviet Union have so many opponents of free expression quickly fallen from executive power. Countries like Tunisia and Libya weren’t just unwelcoming to journalists; these countries were routinely listed as among the worst places on earth for those looking to report the truth. Merely alluding to Gaddafi’s brutality could leave a journalist with a...

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2. January 31, 2011 03:50 PM

   An Internet Censorship Workaround

   A brief explainer on Tor, and how you can help

   By Lauren Kirchner

   Last week we learned that Egypt only has four major ISPs, making it relatively easy for the government to shut off the Internet with just a few phone calls. For those who are able to get online on Egypt—either through dial-up connection or via Noor Data Networks, the ISP that supports the country’s stock exchange and remains online—users still have...

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3. February 10, 2011 01:00 PM

   Anti-Turkishness Law is Anti-Necessary

   Turkey should repeal Article 301 of its penal code

   By Justin D. Martin

   ISTANBUL, TURKEY—I must agree with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman that “Turkey is a country that had me at hello.” I’ve visited Turkey five times, and on each trip I want to stay longer. Think of the best meal you’ve ever eaten, the most staggering coastal views you’ve scanned, the warmest people ever to shake your hand, and one...

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4. June 13, 2012 03:37 PM

   The pen and the pump

   Why are nations that rely on selling resources so often free-speech poor?

   By Justin D. Martin

   Doha, Qatar—The rent goes up, the democracy goes down, or so they say. This small Arab Gulf nation is what political scientists refer to as a rentier state, generally defined as a government that receives at least 40 percent of its revenue from the export of primary products, often fuel—the collection of foreign “rents.” Qatar’s crude oil will likely dry...

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5. January 4, 2011 01:45 PM

   What WikiLeaks Means: a CJR Podcast

   By The Editors

   WikiLeaks has been around for a while, but this year—beginning in April, when the site posted a video showing the death of two Reuters employees in a U.S. helicopter attack, through November, when mainline journalism organizations began releasing stories based on a trove of some 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables, stories that are still rolling out—the world took notice. Is WikiLeaks...

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6. March 29, 2011 10:00 AM

   When Corporate Policies Trump Online Rights

   U.S. technology companies can no longer be neutral

   By Lauren Kirchner

   Last winter, Amazon Web Services received some negative attention after it dropped WikiLeaks materials from its servers, and WikiLeaks associates accused Amazon of violating their First Amendment rights. But Berkman Center senior researcher Ethan Zuckerman argued in a conversation with CJR that “rights” had nothing to do with it. Whether or not pressure from the U.S. government played a part...

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