Press Freedom Publications

International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Great Sound Makes No Noise — Creeping Freedoms in Chinese Press
January 1, 2000
A paper by Xiguang Li, spring 1999 fellow, argues that along with a free market economy, China has begun to embrace a new kind of journalism, even if it...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Press Coverage of Belarus, A Newly Independent Country in Transition
January 1, 2000
A paper by Katsiaryna Ivanova, fall 1998 fellow, compares media coverage of events in Belarus by the government, independent press, and international press,...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications, Race & Gender,
Tensions of a Free Press: South Africa After Apartheid
January 1, 1999
A paper by Sean Jacobs, fall 1998 fellow, examines changes in South Africa’s news media in the 1990s. Television and radio, long dominated by the state,...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Ijambo: Speaking Truth amidst Genocide
January 1, 1998
Alexis Sinduhije, fall 1997 fellow, writes about the harrowing experience of practicing journalism in central Africa during the Rwandan Genocide. From...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Enemy Within: The Effect of “Private Censorship” on Press Freedom and How to Confront It: An Israeli Perspective
January 1, 1998
A paper by Moshe Negbi, fall 1997 fellow, explores the rise of “commercially-motivated censorship” in Israel’s media. Negbi argues that powerful private...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Pressing Concerns: Hong Kong’s Media in an Era of Transition
January 1, 1998
A paper by Stephen J. Hutcheon, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of press freedom in Hong Kong under British rule up to the aftermath of China’s takeover...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Post-Communist Eastern Europe: The Difficult Birth of a Free Press
August 1, 1995
A paper by Bernard Margueritte, fall 1993 fellow, surveys the state of the press in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain. With weak training...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Nigerian Press Under the Military: Persecution, Resilience and Political Crisis (1983–1993)
May 1, 1995
A paper by Adeyinka Adeyemi, fall 1993  fellow, analyzes Nigeria’s media landscape and finds that despite outward signs of a modern and vibrant press/government...
Government Institutions, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Two Commanders-in-Chief: Free Expression’s Most Severe Test
August 1, 1992
A paper by Betty Houchin Winfield, spring 1991 fellow, examines free speech and press freedom in the U.S. during wartime. If wartime governments are more...
News Business & Practice, Papers, Press Freedom, Publications,
The American Pattern of Freedom of the Press: A Model to Follow?
August 1, 1992
A paper by Santiago Sanchez Gonzalez, fall 1991 fellow, takes a close look at press freedom as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Gonzalez argues that...