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US Corporate Media Outlets Allow IDF to Vet ‘All Materials’ From Embedded Reporters in Gaza

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“Israel is killing the journalists that expose their crimes, then bribing the journalists that cover for them,” said one critic. By Brett Wilkins Published 11-6-2023 by Common Dreams U.S. corporate media outlets have granted Israeli military commanders pre-publication review rights for “all materials and footage” recorded by their correspondents embedded with the Israel Defense Forces […]

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Reporters Without Borders Files ICC War Crimes Petition Over Israel, Hamas Killing of Journalists

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“Since 2000, we have not seen a war begin with so much violence against journalists,” said the group. By Julia Conley. Published 11-2-2023 by Common Dreams The international press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court to formally investigate the deaths of nine journalists who have been killed in […]

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Amazon ‘Failed to Protect’ Third-Party Workers in Saudi Arabia

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Investigations from several newsrooms and Amnesty International report exploitative contracts and unsafe living conditions for foreign workers at the company’s warehouses. By Olivia Rosane. Published 10-10-2023 by Common Dreams Amazon failed to protect contract workers in Saudi Arabia from human rights abuses that may have amounted to human trafficking. That’s one of the findings from […]

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Kansas Newspaper Co-Owner Dies as Press Defenders Decry ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Raid on Home, Office

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One columnist said that “it is not hyperbole to say that this attack on the people’s right to know appears to have killed” 98-year-old Joan Meyer. By Jessica Corbett. Published 8-13-2023 by Common Dreams Advocacy groups and reporters across the United States have sounded the alarm throughout the weekend about a legally dubious police raid […]

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US Bill to Protect Reporters From Exploitative State Spying Heads to House Floor

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“Journalists must be able to freely report on government actions without fear the government will compel them to reveal their sources,” said one campaigner. By Julia Conley. Published 7-19-2023 by Common Dreams Privacy and First Amendment advocates on Wednesday urged the U.S. House to pass legislation that would protect the United States’ bedrock freedoms and […]

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Google to Block Local News Articles in Canada Over Law Targeting Big Tech

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The move comes one week after Meta made the same threat following the passage of a law that policy experts say is an inadequate response to the crisis of underfunded journalism. By Kenny Stancil. Published 6-29-2023 by Common Dreams Google announced Thursday that it will block local news content from search results in Canada once […]

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Free Press Advocates Slam ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Conviction of North Carolina Reporters

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“Reporters shouldn’t be arrested for doing their jobs,” said one First Amendment advocacy group. By Brett Wilkins. Published 6-17-2023 by Common Dreams Press freedom and civil liberties defenders on Friday condemned what legal experts called the unconstitutional conviction of two Asheville, North Carolina journalists for violating a public park curfew while covering the police eviction […]

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Experts Urge Action to Mitigate ‘Risk of Extinction From AI’

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It “should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” says a new statement signed by dozens of artificial intelligence critics and boosters. By Kenny Stancil. Published 5-30-2023 by Common Dreams On Tuesday, 80 artificial intelligence scientists and more than 200 “other notable figures” signed a statement that says “mitigating the […]

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‘Our Blood, Your Hands’: Students Stage National Walkout to Demand Gun Control

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“We’re determined to be the last school shooting generation,” asserted protest organizer Students Demand Action. By Brett Wilkins.  Published 4-5-2023 by Common Dreams  Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in […]

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Half of Americans Think National News Media Mislead, Misinform the Public

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New polling suggests “efforts by national news organizations to gain the trust of the public may need to focus on communicating more directly with audiences about how their reporting affects society at large.” By Jessica Corbett.  Published 2-15-2023 by Common Dreams Polling released Wednesday by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation […]

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