Hundreds of experts and many representatives of international organizations took part, including Veran Matic, president of the Serbian Commission Investigating Murders of Journalists. Read the full article
CATEGORY: Index in the Press
Caruana Galizia family expresses dismay after minister publishes private letter (Malta Independent)
The Caruana Galizia family has expressed its dismay that what it said was a “private letter” sent to Home Minister Michael Farrugia was made public by the minister. Read the full article
‘Local media are simply disappearing’: how financial pressures are killing independent media (The Guardian)
From Poland and Hungary to parts of Africa and South America, states are using commercial ruses to squeeze out liberal media Read the full article
Vietnamese blogger jailed for reporting devastating chemical spill but CEOs responsible walk free (IBT)
A Vietnamese blogger has been jailed for seven years for reporting on a chemical spill that poisoned around 125 miles of the country's central coastline in 2016. Read the full article

Malta: Index speaks with RTK about murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Hannah Machlin, spoke with RTK, a Catholic radio station in Malta, about Caruana Galizia’s murder
Meeting with the Tehran Government is the least Boris Johnson can do (iNews)
Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary and still frequent contributor to the Daily Telegraph, is imminently on his way to Iran and has promised to raise the plight of 152 BBC journalists who are being harassed and persecuted by the Tehran Government....
Robert McCrum: Bringing out Havel and Kundera (Radio Prague)
Robert McCrum is an acclaimed writer and journalist in Britain. Currently an associate editor of the Observer, he has six novels to his name, and is co-author of the international bestseller, The Story of English. He is also a lifelong campaigner...
Sage is latest publisher to warn of China censorship pressures (Financial Times)
Another leading academic publisher has been warned that it may have to censor in China or be forced out of the market, as Beijing intensifies its control over foreign education and publishing. Read the full article
Russian Journalist Says Attacker Was Intent on Killing Her (US News and World Report)
A Russian radio journalist who narrowly survived a stabbing attack last month said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that the attacker was intent on killing her and had planned it. Read the full article
Sonos is spending $1.5M to fight censorship in the arts (Fast Company)
If musicians can’t make music, then Sonos has nothing to play through its speakers. “We believe music changes lives,” says Sonos CEO Patrick Spence. “That isn’t possible without the artists that make it happen.” Read the full article
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