Press freedom
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- Opinion
They made a movie about my prison nightmare. I watched it through my fingers
As Richard Roxburgh stars as me in a feature film, I confront a disturbing reality: more journalists are behind bars today than when I was incarcerated in Egypt more than a decade ago.
- Peter Greste
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Dead air: Trump pulls plug on broadcaster with 420 million listeners
The president’s move dims ‘a beacon that burned bright during some of the darkest hours since 1942’, one correspondent wrote.
- David Enrich
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
The macho men who bootlick Trump show us what weakness looks like
Some of the richest men in the world are genuflecting to the re-elected US president. It’s a pathetic parade of toadyism.
- Jacqueline Maley
- Opinion
- USA
Shock and awe: It’s impossible to do justice to an entire continent, but I’ll do my best
From deadly wildfires to air disasters and glittering inauguration balls, it’s been a whirlwind start to my stint as North America correspondent.
- Michael Koziol
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- Trump's White House
Trump bans major US news agency for refusing to rename Gulf of Mexico
The US president has been accused of violating the First Amendment after indefinitely barring The Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Opinion
‘Like an episode of Utopia’: Why uncovering the truth has become harder than ever
The process that is supposed to bring information to the public is being eroded by nonsensical nitpicking. In the process, we’re losing vital information.
- Sam White
Japanese TV execs grilled in 10-hour press conference over celebrity ‘cover-up’
Fuji Television organised a press conference to try to salvage its reputation after being accused of protecting a big star. It had a lot to answer.
The new face of the White House is 27 and wants influencers to ask the questions
Karoline Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in White House history, fronted her first briefing flagging that there is a new sheriff in town and change is coming.
- Michael Koziol
Freed! Italian journalist Sala walks out of Iran prison, returns home
Celilia Sala, 29, was working under a regular journalistic visa when she was detained in Tehran on December 19, accused of “violating the laws of the Islamic Republic”.
- Crispian Balmer
Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.
- Lisa Visentin
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