Review of UK and world papers and coverage of UK and global journalism stories for Sunday 20th August 2023
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Sky News Press Preview: Sunday’s papers.19 Aug 2023 #presspreview #newspapers #frontpages We take a look at Sunday’s front pages with the journalist and author, Rachel Shabi, and the entrepreneur, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones. See: https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1693145768893251687
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New York Times reports (behind paywall) ‘Kansas Newspaper Is Talk of Town, and Not Just for Getting Raided. The rare search of a newsroom has uncorked a debate in Marion, Kan.: What is a newspaper’s role, anyway?’ See: https://twitter.com/CIoJournalist/status/1693505999963865323
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For those who were outraged by the police raid on a small town Kansas newspaper Clay Wirestone has documented other US journalists who have faced the same actions by police and it is not so rare as you might think. See: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7099106277389123584?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Egyptian journalist Karim Assaad has been arrested after his fact checking website named officials arrested in smuggling in Zambia. See: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7099100447486918656?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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The Chartered Institute of Journalists calls on China to release Australian broadcaster Cheng Lei from detention which now stands at 1,102 days since 13th August 2020 See: See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65530105. And https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/10/cheng-lei-journalist-detained-in-china-says-she-longs-for-sunlight-outdoors-and-family-in-love-letter-to-australia
The CIoJ calls on Russia to immediately release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. His detention is wholly unjustifiable and political state hostage-taking. He has been deprived of his liberty for 144 days since 29th March 2023 #FreeEvan
The CIoJ remains concerned about the trials and sentencing of Belarus journalist Roman Protasevich and his friend Sofia Sapega following their abduction from a diverted Ryanair flight 23rd May 2021 which is now 819 days ago. Sofia should be released immediately from her 6 year jail sentence. Despite the mixed signals over Roman’s position in Belarus before and after his pardon, he should be allowed to leave the country of his own free will. See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65670820
The CIoJ calls on all governments and states unjustly detaining journalists for doing their professional work to respect freedom of expression, the right to liberty and free them immediately. See: https://rsf.org/en/new-record-number-journalists-jailed-worldwide
North American Newspapers for Sunday 20th August 2023
French Newspapers Sunday 20th August 2023
Montage of world newspapers for Sunday 20th August 2023
