Online Reporters Now the Journalists Most Often Jailed
December 8, 2008
From Slashdot and Committee to Protect Journalists New York, December 4, 2008 – Reflecting the rising influence of online reporting and commentary, more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium.
In its annual census of imprisoned journalists, released today, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 45 percent of all media workers jailed worldwide are bloggers, Web-based reporters, or online editors. Online journalists represent the largest professional category for the first time in CPJ’s prison census.
While jailing an online journalist on charges unrelated to their work just to shut them up is definitely not a technology problem, it would still be wise for them to consider using anoymizing technologies such as Psiphon and Tor, among others
It’s easy for many of us to take for granted our ability to have and express an opinion. Others aren’t so lucky – they have to worry about dying for expressing theirs.
You can help by supporting the networks that make maintaining their anonymity possible.
