The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

Joel Simon

Published by Columbia University Press 2014

The New Censorship

Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom

Joel Simon

In the series Columbia Journalism Review Books

https://doi.org/10.7312/simo16064

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About this book

Drawing on his experience defending journalists on the front lines, Joel Simon calls for a global freedom-of-expression agenda. He proposes ten key priorities, including combating the murder of journalists, ending censorship, and a global free-expression charter to challenge the criminal and corrupt forces that seek to manipulate the world's news.

Author / Editor information

Joel Simon is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and has written widely on media issues. He is a regular contributor to Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review, and his articles and commentary have appeared in the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, World Policy Journal, and other publications. He is also the author of Endangered Mexico: An Environment on the Edge and lives in Brooklyn with his family.

Reviews

David Greenberg:
A case for why the goal of upholding 'press freedom' needs to expand, in the digital age, to defending 'freedom of information.'

Simon makes a persuasive case that the global trend is toward less, not greater, freedom of the press.

Simon's assessment of what it means to be a journalist and his call to action at book's end are moving and practical. A must-read.

Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer for The New Yorker, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life:
Fascinating and comprehensive, The New Censorship should become a bible for anyone seeking an honest, up-to-date grasp of the global state of press freedom. Well written and lucidly argued, this is a must-read.

Tom Brokaw, NBC News:
Joel Simon is a warrior for press freedom and the place of journalists in every culture and country. Here he writes with characteristic passion and insight on the importance of fighting press censorship around the world, reminding us that we have new tools but old demons remain.

Ann Cooper, Columbia Journalism School:
From his vantage point as director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon has worked tirelessly to get kidnapped or imprisoned reporters freed. He's campaigned globally for justice in cases of murdered journalists. In The New Censorship, he warns us of new threats – like the insidious information management techniques of "democratators" Vladimir Putin and Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Simon's prescriptions for how to counter these new challenges are wise and insightful. He offers hope to all who care about maintaining the free flow of information in a world full of would-be censors.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION. A Murder in Pakistan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
ONE. Informing the Global Citizen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
TWO. The Democratators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
THREE. The Terror Dynamic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
FOUR. Hostage to the News Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
FIVE. Web Wars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
SIX. Under Surveillance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
SEVEN. Murder Central Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
EIGHT. Journalists by Definition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
NINE. News of the Future (and the Future of News) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 248
- Main content: 248

eBook

Published: November 11, 2014
ISBN: 9780231538336