zondag 12 februari 2012 12:37
Journalism on trial in Turkey
Hermione Gee: When the international media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released its 2011-2012 World Press Freedom Index on January 26th, Turkey had dropped 10 places to 148th on the report's list of 179 surveyed countries. The report confirmed what many observers have already suspected, namely that Turkey is "back to its old habits" with respect to its treatment of its national media. RSF said 2011 saw a dramatic escalation in the judicial harassment of journalists," with recent government actions reintroducing "a climate of intimidation in the media." Hermione Gee reports from Istanbul on the state of press freedom in Turkey.
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