by barry | Apr 14, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, Press, Uncategorized
In response to pressure from the Australian Government and around the world, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday 10 April that he is considering dropping the prosecution against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The date also marked the fifth anniversary of the...
by barry | Apr 5, 2024 | censorship, international, media freedom, Press
On 1 April the Israeli parliament passed a bill allowing the government to issue orders valid for 45 days, temporarily preventing broadcasting and allowing for the confiscation of equipment of foreign media, if the country’s security agencies provide an opinion...
by barry | Mar 28, 2024 | international, media freedom, media ownership, Reviews
I’ve recently come across Prospect Magazine, a monthly general-interest magazine, specialising in politics, economics and current affairs. It’s edited by Alan Rushbridger (formerly editor of The Guardian and member of the Garrick Club until 2010 according to Private...
by barry | Mar 26, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, Government, international, nuj, Press, whistle blowing
Julian Assange has been given a reprieve in his fight against extradition to the US at the High Court in London. In a written statement handed down on Tuesday morning, the president of the king’s bench division, Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson said that the...
by barry | Mar 7, 2024 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj
The hearing into claims that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been covertly monitoring Northern Ireland journalists reported in my recent blog https://thespark.me.uk/2024/02/22/police-must-come-clean-on-media-surveillance/ was adjourned in London last...
