New Frontiers, New Struggles: Press Freedom in South Asia 2011-12

International Federation of Journalists Ifj

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Abstract: Journalism in South Asia is facing many challenges with physical security being a major issue in most of the region. Several countries may have improved relatively due to decisions to reduce the risks involved in reporting highly sensitive stories. Though all countries in South Asia have formal guarantees of a free press in their written constitutions, formal and informal censorship persists. Further, the crisis of livelihoods within the profession is growing. Journalists in the region have responded to these challenges by in diverse ways. [IFJ]. URL:[http://asiapacific.ifj.org/assets/docs/047/025/311862f-80f5b19.pdf].

Keywords: India Newspapers; Employees’ Federation; Nepali Journalists; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Free Media Movement; humanity; South Asia; journalism; Verbal aggression; Pakistan; Bangladesh; media houses; contract and casual employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-02
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