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“War journalists aren’t heroes. They are better than that”
22/04/2011 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

“War journalists aren’t heroes. They are better than that”

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 22/04/11, While fighting rages on in Misrata, several international papers pay tribute to two war journalists who were killed in the war torn town on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the International Herald Tribune follows Japanese citizens who flocked back to the zone around the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant to retrieve what they could from their houses.
Prize-winning journalist killed in Misrata
20/04/2011 - LIBYA

Prize-winning journalist killed in Misrata

Award-winning Vanity Fair photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who co-directed the Oscar-nominated war documentary "Restrepo" about US soldiers in Afghanistan, was killed by mortar fire Wednesday in the Libyan city of Misrata.
Libya: the battle for Misrata
16/04/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: the battle for Misrata

In Libya, the insurgents in Misrata have called for more help from NATO. Now the West is asking itself whether or not to arm the rebels. In Tunisia, residents of Sidi Bouzid say they have hardly seen any change since the fall of Ben Ali. And finally, a wind of liberty has been blowing through Morocco for a month now, and journalists are trying to make the most of it.
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Egypt: the day Tahrir Square saw running battles
11/02/2011 - REPORTERS

Egypt: the day Tahrir Square saw running battles

Protesters in Egypt calling on Hosni Mubarak to step down got their wish in the end. But prior to that, on February 2nd, Mubarak supporters stormed Tahrir Square on camels and horses and attacked protesters, as well as foreign journalists. Our reporters Karim Hakiki and Johan Bodin were there. This is their exclusive report.
Italy: Berlusconi stripped of automatic immunity
17/01/2011 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Italy: Berlusconi stripped of automatic immunity

As Silvio Berlusconi's immunity shield is dented, prosecutors investigate whether he paid for sex with an underage Moroccan girl. Foreign parents wrestle with the German courts who favour custody rights for their own citizens in cross-border divorces. And finally, "too old" for telly at 53, a female presenter wins her case against the broadcaster that swapped her for a younger model.
Famed French TV anchor caught out in Hemingway plagiarism scandal
06/01/2011 - FRANCE

Famed French TV anchor caught out in Hemingway plagiarism scandal

French journalist and famed TV personality Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is no stranger to controversy and scandal. But new accusations of rampant plagiarism in his biography of Ernest Hemingway have stirred up a media storm.
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Stoning sentence could be revoked, judiciary says
03/01/2011 - IRAN

Stoning sentence could be revoked, judiciary says

A senior judiciary official said Sunday that the stoning sentence handed to Sakineh Ashtiani, an Iranian woman accused of adultery, could be stayed. Ashtiani, who has been jailed since 2006, appeared before the international press on Saturday.
Family of journalist held in Afghanistan vent frustration
29/12/2010 - FRANCE

Family of journalist held in Afghanistan vent frustration

In their first media interview since their son's abduction, the parents of Stéphane Taponier, one of two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December 2009, vented their frustration at efforts to recover their son.
The high price for Russian freedom of expression
18/11/2010 - RUSSIA

The high price for Russian freedom of expression

Recent attacks on journalists in Russia are yet another reminder that investigating sensitive subjects, such as corruption, is risky. 3 journalists and an environmental activist have been targeted in recent weeks. One of the last independent newspapers, Novaya Gazeta - Anna Politkovskaya's paper - is threatened with closure. President Medvedev has vowed to punish those responsible and defend freedom of expression. But with 18 journalists' murders still unsolved, is it a promise he can keep?
Russia: journalists under attack
15/11/2010 - THE WEEK IN EUROPE

Russia: journalists under attack

Russia's battle for press freedom: protesters call for an end to the culture of fear following a string of attacks on journalists. After the EU scraps visa rules for more Balkan states, the EU fears drowning in a wave of asylum seekers. And the life and times of Keith Richards...the Rolling Stone talks music, women and getting high in his gritty autobiography.
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