{"product_id":"attacks-on-the-press-journalism-on-the-world-s-front-lines-9781119088424","title":"Attacks On The Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Committee to Protect Journalists\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive guide to the global state of free press in 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAttacks on the Press\u003c\/i\u003e is the world's most comprehensive guide to international press freedom. Compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, this informative guide features analytical essays from CPJ and other experts and provides a platform for direct advocacy with governments and the diplomatic community to give voice to journalists worldwide. Reporters and photographers face a myriad of risks, from highly publicized murder to imprisonment, cyberattacks, harassment, frivolous lawsuits, and censorship. The risks are increasing due to widespread unrest and in response to the broad dissemination of critical information through social media and the Internet. This book gives journalists a seat at the discussions at the United Nations, Organization of American States, European Union, African Union, and more, to protect journalists and the freedom of press that is so essential to human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy publicly revealing abuses against the press and acting on behalf of imprisoned and threatened journalists, CPJ effectively warns journalists and news organizations where free press is in danger. This book is their annual guide to where these attacks are occurring, and who is doing the attacking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess dangers to freelance journalists in conflict zones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluate new forms of censorship in places like Egypt, Hong Kong, and Turkey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemplate the long-range impacts of the publicized executions of journalists by militant groups\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReview available cybersecurity measures and the price journalists pay to keep up with spies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyze the 10 most censored countries in the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrong press freedom encourages the growth of a robust civil society, which leads to stable, sustainable democracies and healthy social, political, and economic development. \u003ci\u003eAttacks on the Press\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive annual survey of global press freedom, and a calling out of those who threaten it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45091070804119,"sku":"9781119088424","price":2026.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781119088424.webp?v=1769203646","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/attacks-on-the-press-journalism-on-the-world-s-front-lines-9781119088424","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}