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CPJ Insider: February edition
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(President Joe Biden speaks to reporters on the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via Reuters)
CPJ on press freedom in the US: Behind the scenes with Katherine Jacobsen
In January, CPJ published "'Night and day': The Biden administration and the press," a special report written by former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie, Jr. The report, which featured interviews with media experts, journalists, and government leaders, found that while President Biden's approach to U.S. media is in stark contrast to that of Donald Trump's, press freedom advocates remain extremely concerned about several issues in the current administration. Learn more »
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 Meet Jodie Ginsberg, CPJ's new president
In mid-January, CPJ announced we had named our new president: press freedom advocate Jodie Ginsberg. Jodie, a dual South African and British citizen, began her journalism career at Reuters and worked in several countries, including Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Ireland. She later become the Reuters bureau chief for the UK and Ireland before moving into advocacy work. Learn more »
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Must-reads
In a feature highlighting the protests in Kazakhstan, CPJ spoke to two journalists who described the difficulties they faced while reporting on the demonstrations. "Nothing like this ever happened here before," one told CPJ.
Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar tells CPJ about the government's efforts to silence his voice in exile--including by detaining his sister and her sons. "When you are the voice of the people, the voice of the voiceless, journalism will be an addiction, not a profession," he said. "I will continue my journalism."
In a Q&A with CPJ, Mexican journalist Marcela Turati describes how she learned that she had been under investigation--and surveilled--by Mexican federal authorities for years. "How can you do journalism without speaking with a source on the telephone," she asked, "if you can't be sure that they're not spying on you?"
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CPJ in the news
“Jen Psaki says Biden answered more than 1,000 questions last year when grilled about press freedom report,” Mediaite
“As Biden concludes first year in office, press freedom advocates share their priorities,” CNN
“One year into the Biden administration, concerns about press access and transparency remain,” Foreign Press
“President Biden’s first year with the press,” Columbia Journalism Review
“In Peru, courts ‘used like whips’ to silence journalists,” The New York Times
“Kazakh president says ‘gap between rich and poor’ sparked deadly protests,” Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
“Reporting on Kazakhstan’s chaos amid internet shutdowns and violence,” Open Democracy
“Outcry as India shuts Kashmir Press Club,” The Daily Star
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