The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom by Joel Simon (En

Description: The New Censorship by Joel Simon Drawing on his experience defending journalists on the front lines, Joel Simon calls for a global freedom-of-expression agenda. He proposes ten key priorities, including combating the murder of journalists, ending censorship, and a global free-expression charter to challenge the criminal and corrupt forces that seek to manipulate the worlds news. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Journalists are being imprisoned and killed in record numbers. Online surveillance is annihilating privacy, and the Internet can be brought under government control at any time. Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, warns that we can no longer assume that our global information ecosystem is stable, protected, and robust. Journalists are increasingly vulnerable to attack by authoritarian governments, militants, criminals, and terrorists, who all seek to use technology, political pressure, and violence to set the global information agenda.Reporting from Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, and Mexico, among other hotspots, Simon finds journalists under threat from all sides. The result is a growing crisis in information-a shortage of the news we need to make sense of our globalized world and fight human rights abuses, manage conflict, and promote accountability. Drawing on his experience defending journalists on the front lines, he calls on "global citizens," U.S. policy makers, international law advocates, and human rights groups to create a global freedom-of-expression agenda tied to trade, climate, and other major negotiations. He proposes ten key priorities, including combating the murder of journalists, ending censorship, and developing a global free-expression charter to challenge the criminal and corrupt forces that seek to manipulate the worlds news. Author Biography Joel Simon is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and has written widely on media issues. He is a regular contributor to Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review, and his articles and commentary have appeared in the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, World Policy Journal, and other publications. He is also the author of Endangered Mexico: An Environment on the Edge and lives in Brooklyn with his family. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Murder in Pakistan1. Informing the Global Citizen2. The Democratators3. The Terror Dynamic4. Hostage to the News5. Web Wars6. Under Surveillance7. Murder Central8. Journalists by Definition9. News of the Future (and the Future of News)NotesSelected BibliographyIndex Review From his vantage point as director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon has worked tirelessly to get kidnapped or imprisoned reporters freed. Hes campaigned globally for justice in cases of murdered journalists. In The New Censorship, he warns us of new threats - like the insidious information management techniques of "democratators" Vladimir Putin and Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Simons prescriptions for how to counter these new challenges are wise and insightful. He offers hope to all who care about maintaining the free flow of information in a world full of would-be censors. -- Ann Cooper, Columbia Journalism School Joel Simon is a warrior for press freedom and the place of journalists in every culture and country. Here he writes with characteristic passion and insight on the importance of fighting press censorship around the world, reminding us that we have new tools but old demons remain. -- Tom Brokaw, NBC News Fascinating and comprehensive, The New Censorship should become a bible for anyone seeking an honest, up-to-date grasp of the global state of press freedom. Well written and lucidly argued, this is a must-read. -- Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer for The New Yorker, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life Simons assessment of what it means to be a journalist and his call to action at books end are moving and practical. A must-read. Booklist (starred review) Simon makes a persuasive case that the global trend is toward less, not greater, freedom of the press. New Yorker A case for why the goal of upholding press freedom needs to expand, in the digital age, to defending freedom of information. -- David Greenberg The American Prospect Prizes Runner-up for Tankard Book Award 2017 Review Quote Simons assessment of what it means to be a journalist and his call to action at books end are moving and practical. A must-read. Promotional "Headline" Frontline reporting on the powerful forces restricting global information and what we can do to reverse the trend. Details ISBN0231160658 Author Joel Simon Pages 248 Publisher Columbia University Press Series Columbia Journalism Review Books ISBN-10 0231160658 ISBN-13 9780231160650 Format Paperback Imprint Columbia University Press Subtitle Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Media Book DEWEY 303.376 Language English Translated from English Short Title The New Censorship UK Release Date 2019-08-13 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-08-13 NZ Release Date 2019-08-13 US Release Date 2019-08-13 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2019-08-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137790959;

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