Two new reports tell a similar story about democratic decline inside “the Western alliance”. One tracks the steep fall of academic freedom in the United States. The other shows Turkey sinking to the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index. Together, they suggest that NATO’s “allies” are increasingly aligned militarily, but drifting away from any … Read more
Bloomberg chief says data access inexcusable Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized for allowing journalists ?limited? access to sensitive data AP leak put Americans ‘at risk,’ US Attorney General says The leak that prompted the seizure of a journalist phone records was a ‘very serious’ matter which ‘puts the American people at risk,’ Attorney … Read more
Turkey Loses Ground again in World Press Freedom Index Turkey fell back ten places to number 148 in the 2011-2012 World Press Freedom Index. According to the report of Reporters Without Borders, press freedom is in an even worse state in only 31 countries. Press freedom index: big falls for Arab trio in year of … Read more