On AlterNet: press freedom

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Killing the Messenger: Journalists Targeted in Gaza

Jennifer Utz, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 2, 2009.

Israeli air strikes have made reporting from Gaza nearly impossible.

Journalists Continue to Be Killed With Impunity Across the Globe

Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News. May 7, 2008.

Murder is the ultimate form of censorship. The more killings of media workers go unpunished, the more the press is silenced.

Iraqi Court Kicks Loose AP Photog Held by U.S.; Right-Wing Heads Explode

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 10, 2008.

For two years, Bilal Hussein has been held without charge.

The Price of Press Freedom

Rory O'Connor, AlterNet. May 1, 2007.

Thursday is World Press Freedom Day -- a time to remember and celebrate the crucial role a free press plays in democracy and development.

The Pentagon vs. Press Freedom

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. January 23, 2007.

We often hear that the Pentagon exists to defend our freedoms. But the Pentagon is moving against press freedom.