Lebanese TV Executive Is Summoned to Hague Court

The vice chairwoman of Al Jadeed TV appeared before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to answer charges of contempt of court and obstruction of justice.



Memo Revisits Policy on Citing Leaked Material, to Some Confusion

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence sent an internal memo to its work force on Friday about its new policy on pre-publication reviews.

Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’

Taking another step to restrict Russia’s Internet, President Vladimir V. Putin quietly signed a new law requiring popular online voices

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World Briefing: Ethiopia: 9 Media Workers Arrested

Nine bloggers and journalists were arrested in Addis Ababa last week just days before Secretary of State John Kerry’s scheduled visit to Ethiopia on Tuesday.

Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press

Accusations that the country’s spy agency was involved in the attack have led to a divisive debate and demands that a television station be shut down.



Media Decoder: Toledo Blade Sues Over Detention of Journalists at Tank Plant

The lawsuit claims that a reporter and a photographer were detained by military police officers outside a General Dynamics tank plant after taking photographs of it.



Pakistan Vows to Improve Journalists’ Freedom and Safety

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said his government would investigate targeted violence, ease visa and travel limits, and review the expulsion of a reporter for The New York Times.

    



Western Journalist Is Shot and Killed as Kabul Mourns Official’s Death

The attack on a Swedish reporter was the first time in years that a foreigner appeared to have been specifically targeted and killed in Kabul.

    

Attorney General Signs New Rules to Limit Access to Journalists’ Records

The guidelines signed by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday are intended to ensure a balance between protecting national security and safeguarding freedom of the press, a preamble says.

    



Sinosphere Blog: Free Press Groups Warn of China’s Influence on Hong Kong and Taiwan Media

One group, the Committee to Protect Journalists, says news outlets are curtailing coverage that might anger government officials.

    



The Lede: Turkey Deports Journalist for Criticizing Government on Twitter

Turkey deported an Azerbaijani journalist on Friday for “posting tweets against high-level state officials,” according to an Interior Ministry order obtained by his newspaper, the English-language daily Today’s Zaman.

    



Moscow Journal: Independent News Station, Feeling Kremlin’s Wrath, Asks ‘Why?’

Cable television operators pulled the plug on the Dozhd channel after Russia’s ruling party said a poll on a Sunday evening talk show was unpatriotic.

    



China Appears Set to Force Times Reporter to Leave

Austin Ramzy would be the second Times correspondent obliged to leave mainland China in 13 months because of an unprocessed visa application.

    



Snowden to Join Board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation

The foundation set up by Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers leaker and a supporter of Edward J. Snowden, encourages publishing government secrets in the public interest.

    



In Scandal, Turkey’s Leaders May Be Losing Their Tight Grip on News Media

The Turkish government, which has frequently had journalists fired and even jailed, may be losing its grip on the news media, as a former ally turns and Internet influence abounds.

    



As Violence Rises, Journalists in Iraq Face Renewed Risks

A suicide attack on a television station in Tikrit underscores a stepped-up campaign by Al Qaeda against journalists, who also face the wrath of officials.

    



The Media Equation: Where Freedom of the Press Is Muffled

China and Britain both underscore how transparency, however painful in the moment, allows democracy, business and the citizenry to thrive in the long run.

    



Sinosphere Blog: Bloomberg Code Keeps Articles From Chinese Eyes

Some stories that Bloomberg runs are considered too sensitive to run in China, raising questions about a clash of journalistic ideals with commercial interests.

    



Editorial: British Press Freedom Under Threat

A chilling inquisition aimed at The Guardian over publishing leaks highlights how, unlike the United States, Britain has no constitutional guarantee of a free press.

    



Danger Persists for Reporters in Pakistan, Despite Vow to Protect Them

Five journalists have died so far this year in Pakistan, and by some accounts, the dangers of reporting in the nation have been intensifying.