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02/04/2011 - 1:29pm

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The International Federation of Journalists is partnering with WageIndicator, a global wage survey that measures wages of over 1,500 different occupations and 400 industries in over 48 countries around the world to date.

With the participation of the IFJ and your union this year, journalists’ salaries will, for the first time, be assessed on a global scale...

02/03/2011 - 10:54am

Media Release

31 January 2011

IFJ Condemns “Desperate Tactics” as Egypt Targets Media

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on Egypt to end the crackdown on journalism and media which has led to numerous beatings of media staff and censorship of television and communications networks. As the political crisis has intensified with renewed protests in the streets the regime of President Hosni Mubarak has become ever-more desperate to stop media coverage of the uprising.

Media reports say that the Government last week blocked websites and the Qatari- based international broadcaster, Al-Jazeera has been taken off the air. Its office in Cairo has been shut down and staff were arrested, their film confiscated. The studios of the French public broadcaster, France 2 have also been shut.

02/03/2011 - 10:05am

Media Release

31 January 2011

IFJ Welcomes Tunisian Union Strategy for Jobs and Press Freedom

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed calls from Tunisian journalists’ union to put free speech and rights of journalists at the heart of a new strategy for democracy in the country.

Members of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists meeting last week in the wake of dramatic political changes inside the country adopted a strategic plan to tackle the crisis of jobs and media restructuring following the collapse of the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Passing of David Hardy NWU member

01/27/2011 - 1:27pm

Obituary of David Hardy, NWU Member and Union Brother by Patricia Hilliard

David Hardy had a long career as a news reporter. This was not easy in an era that did not accept African-Americans in this line of work, but as he explained, being African-American meant he had to work twice as hard and be twice as good as white reporters. Working twice as hard earned him the recognition he deserved. He was given the United Press International Investigative Reporting Award for his investigative articles on a corrupt senator, David Friedland, who was wanted by the FBI. The Society of Professional Journalists honored him for excellence in feature writing. Hardy was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting by the Daily News. Ironically, later, David Hardy entered a legal battle against the Daily News for employment discrimination which he ultimately won.

Chile - Save La Nacion

01/05/2011 - 11:36pm

To Sebastian Pinera, President of the Republic of Chile....

01/05/2011 - 9:37pm

Media Release
31 December 2010
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IFJ Reports Heavy Media Loss to Violence after 97 Journalists Died in 2010

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today warned that journalists and media personnel remain prime targets for political extremists, gangsters and terrorists as it announced that at least 94 journalists and media personnel who were killed in 2010, victims of targeted killings, bomb attacks and crossfire incidents. Three other journalists lost their lives in accidents this year.

The IFJ list was issued just two days after police in Sweden and Denmark revealed they had foiled a potentially deadly bomb plot against Jyllens Posten, the Danish newspaper that in 2005 set off protests around the world when it published cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed.

Elsewhere the IFJ list puts Pakistan top of the list of the most dangerous zones for journalists in 2010, ahead of Mexico, Honduras and Iraq.

"Nearly 100 journalists killed is a heavy loss which ought to stir the world governments into action to offer better protection to journalists," said Jim Boumelha, IFJ President. "The sheer number of murders and conflict related incidents which claimed the lives of journalists and media personnel around the globe this year has brought into sharp focus the high risks associated with the practice journalism today."

Steinbeck Court Date Postponed

12/21/2010 - 2:03pm

The hearing for Penguin v. Steinbeck which was originally scheduled for this Wednesday, December 22nd at 4 PM has been postponed until January 20th at 4 PM. The location is the same, at 500 Pearl Street, in Courtroom 17 A in front of Magistrate Gabriel W. Gorenstein.

We will be sure to send out a reminder the week before the new hearing date.

Thank you again for your concern and support on this very serious issue before the court.

Have a wonderful holiday season.

In solidarity,

Gail Steinbeck Gail Knight Steinbeck
Chairperson
CREATIVE PROPERTY RIGHTS ALLIANCE
1482 East Valley Road, Suite 100
Montecito, CA 93108
Phone: (805) 565-0275
Fax (805) 565-0276
www.creativepropertyrightsalliance.org

12/17/2010 - 3:05pm

Dear Artists and Authors,

On Wednesday, December 22nd a Goliath publisher will once again attempt to dilute the rights of artists to control their copyrights and exercise their right to be paid fair market value for their works. In an ongoing battle between the publisher Penguin and the family of the Nobel Laureate, John Steinbeck, the publisher has sued the family for over $150,000.00 in legal fees, after the Steinbecks tried and failed to terminate and renegotiate their contracts under Sections 304C of the United States Copyright Act. The goal was to be sure the copyrights were held by John Steinbeck's family, as the Copyright Act intended, with the objective to renegotiate their contracts for present day, fair market value. While the upcoming hearing is basically only a fee issue, it has the potential to add another ominous layer to the precedent setting case, Penguin v. Steinbeck and will only be another impediment to artists' Federal termination rights.

12/03/2010 - 2:14pm

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the political backlash being mounted against the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks and accused the United States of attacking free speech after it put pressure on the website’s host server to shut down the site yesterday.
The website’s host Amazon.com blocked access to WikiLeaks after United States officials condemned the torrent of revelations about political, business and diplomatic affairs that has given people around the world unprecedented access to detailed information from United States sources, much of it embarrassing to leading public figures.
“It is unacceptable to try to deny people the right to know,” said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. “These revelations may be embarrassing in their detail, but they also expose corruption and double-dealing in public life that is worthy of public scrutiny. The response of the United States is desperate and dangerous because it goes against fundamental principles of free speech and democracy.”

12/01/2010 - 4:53pm

NEW YORK CITY November 18 – As part of the Interfaith Worker Justice Day of Action Against Wage Theft, about 30 former Inkwell workers filed their case in federal court for over $360,000 in back wages. The freelance writers, translators, graphic artists and editors worked for Inkwell Solutions, a “development house” used by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to outsource the production of textbooks. In 2009 the workers completed a textbook project for the Texas school systems, in English and Spanish. Inkwell closed their doors and the owners tried to skip town without paying the freelancers.

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