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#PressFreedom in 2013: An Overview
211 journalists were jailed worldwide in 2013, following the highest number ever recorded the previous year: 232, says the press freedom group Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. These statistics prove the state of press freedom around the world has deteriorated quite drastically over these last two years. Three countries: Turkey, Iran and China, account…
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From Accra to Arusha: A journalist’s journey across Africa
Okay, I know it’s cliche to travel to Africa and expect to launch my career as an international journalist. But, hey, if it worked out for so many others, why not give it a try? Of course I spent six months backpacking and not a lot of time actually doing my journalism. Throughout my travels…