Jean-Paul Marthoz

Many thanks ! And thanks to the EFJ contribution to the report

Privé de son stand habituel à la Foire du livre, le Centre Jean Gol dénonce une censure. De nouveau le véto du chahuteur, le heckler’s véto. Intolérable. Une démocratie doit assurer la sécurité pour la liberté des idées. En particulier celles autres comme dirait Voltaire.

The US news media is failing the public in its coverage of a possible war against Iran | Press Watch Reporters should be asking Trump officials some essential questions, and calling attention to the lack of answers.

Written before the attack but still relevant about the stakes and scenarios. « The US news media is mailing the public in its coverage of a possible war against Iran: » presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...

Quatre ans de guerre en Ukraine : cinq photographes partis sur le terrain pour « Le Monde » partagent leurs images marquantes de l’année 2025 Cinq photographes ayant couvert le conflit en 2025 ont chacun choisi une image dont ils racontent l’histoire. Ces regards singuliers donnent à voir, au-delà des bilans et des communiqués officiels, l’...

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YouTube video by Brussels Press Club TV Launch of the Europe Freedom Press Report

March 3, 2026. Launch of the new "Europe Press Freedom Report". At the Brussels Press Club
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Comment la désinformation prorusse a évolué en quatre ans de guerre en Ukraine ?

The "other Mexico" The explosion of violence orchestrated by the drug cartels has put Mexico back in the headlines. Let's move beyond this "when it bleeds, it leads" journalism. There is "another Mexico".

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L'Autre Mexique L'explosion de violence orchestrée par les narcos a replacé le Mexique à la "une" de l'actualité. Sortons de ce journalisme du"When it bleeds it leads". Il y a un "autre Mexique".

Le Mexique à la une. Narcos, chaos. Mais il y a un autre Mexique, gommé du journalisme comun y corriente...
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Opinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission.

Reporting on the #Epstein story. "Though we’ve heard endless details about the predators and the men in their social circle, we have heard far too little about — and from — the victims" Jennifer Weiner
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85 years ago: Henry Luce writes "The American Century" The legendary publisher had a vision for a global and responsible America. Joining the war against Nazi Germany. Being the "Good Samaritan of the world". He would have been appalled by Donald Trump...

When America was great...The author of the legendary article, Time-Life-Fortune puboisher Henry Luce, contrary to Jeff Bezos would have opposed Donald Trump
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Journalists At War. The Monitoring of Russian Occupiers’ Crimes Against Independent Media in 2026 PEN Ukraine is documenting the losses among the media workers in the Russian war against Ukraine. As of February 3, 2026, 124 Ukrainian and foreign media workers have been killed by Russian occupiers ...

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Reporting alone from Ukraine’s frontlines – Ukrainian freelancers covering the war From negotiating their own safety protocols to processing trauma alone, Ukraine's independent journalists are reshaping war reporting – at a personal cost

#Journalism #ukraine This article is one year old but it describes very well the challenges freelance journalists face in their courageous reporting on the war
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Latvian journalists evade Russian drone attack in Ukraine A Latvian Public Media (LSM) journalistic team – journalist Odita Krenberga and cameraman Aigars Kovaļevskis – were attacked by a Russian drone while working near the front line in Ukraine, but manage...

#Journalism #Ukraine Journalists under the constant threat of drone attacks
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Reporting under Russian fire: more than 175 journalists victims of abuse in Ukraine in the past four years Drone attacks, artillery fire, abductions… In 2025, Ukrainian and international journalists covering Russia’s war in Ukraine continued to be targeted by the Russian army in the course of their work. S...

#Journalism #Ukraine The numbers which reveal Russia's aggression against the Ukrainian media
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Video: Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian journalists from Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Crimea tell RSF about their fight to inform the public Despite bombardment, Kremlin propaganda and serious psychological strain, Ukrainian reporters remain committed  to keeping the public informed. Four years after the launch of Russia’s full-scale invas...

#Journalism #Ukraine Despite bombardment, Kremlin propaganda and serious psychological strain, Ukrainian reporters remain committed to keeping the public informed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filmed first-hand accounts from four of these journalists @rsf.org
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Global Eye highlights how BBC News Ukraine journalists are surviving the fourth year of war The fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is marked with an edition from Kyiv.

"Incredible resilience, courage, and stamina". The work of BBC Ukraine journalists in four years of war
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85 years ago: Henry Luce writes "The American Century" The legendary publisher had a vision for a global and responsible America. Joining the war against Nazi Germany. Being the "Good Samaritan of the world". He would have been appalled by Donald Trump...

Henry Luce, the legendary publisher, had a vision for a global and responsible America. Joining the war against Nazi Germany. Being the "Good Samaritan of the world". He would have been appalled by Donald Trump...
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Read for you: War, Peace, and Journalism A dialogue of rare quality between Patricia Simon and Jon Lee Anderson. On journalism, commitment, and neutrality. Here are my entirely subjectively selected extracts.

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Can Trump’s Peace Initiative Stop the Congo’s Thirty-Year War? The President declared a diplomatic triumph. The view from the ground is more complex.

The Sydney Schanberg Prize awarded to Jon Lee Anderson for his report on Eastern Congo. A must read.
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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

Fascinating reconstitution of the "intelligence battles" preceding the Russian attack on Ukraine 4 years ago
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Tim Weiner. Une "pointure" journalistique dans la couverture des dossiers liés à la CIA. Redoutablement bien informé,avec des entrées multiples aux divers étages de la communauté du renseignement américain. Son dernier livre est dense et met le doigt effectivement sur le caractère délétère de Trump.

"Vous connaîtrez la vérité et la vérité vous rendra libre" La Mission, le livre de Tim Weiner sur la CIA, est un "joyau" du journalisme de sécurité nationale. Un exemple magistral d'"enterprise journalism". Au service de l'intérêt public et de la démocratie.

Quand un journaliste américain confirmé, spécialiste des services de renseignement, considère Donald Trump comme un danger pour la sécurité nationale.
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Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel Gazans say Hamas is again extending its control over security, tax revenue and government services.

Ten of thousands of dead, massive destruction, and then...Hamas is reasserting control on Gaza www.bbc.com/news/article...

MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today publish the Annual Monitoring Report for 2025, which documents 1,481 press freedom violations ...

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Beyond Extremism: Platform Responses to Online Subcultures of Nihilistic Violence - GNET

#extremism "Nihilistic violent communities produce a much broader range of harms than ideologically motivated extremist networks, spanning sexual exploitation, cybercrime and various forms of real-world targeted violence" @isdglobal.bsky.social @europol.europa.eu
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En Inde, Emmanuel Macron détourne le regard de la répression de son « ami » Narendra Modi En visite officielle, le président de la République a mis toutes les chances de son côté pour renforcer le partenariat stratégique avec l’Inde, son 1,4 milliard d’habitants… et son dirigeant suprémac…

En Inde, Emmanuel Macron détourne le regard de la répression de son « ami » suprémaciste Narendra Modi. Rien sur les droits humains et la protection des minorités religieuses et des oppositions politiques. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...

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Stephen Colbert says network blocked interview with Democrat. CBS denies it The network denies it stopped the interview with a Texas Democrat from airing but warned it could run afoul of the US broadcast media watchdog.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert has accused his network of refusing to broadcast his interview with a Democratic politician over fears of retaliation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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L’Observatoire français des atteintes à la liberté de la presse révèle son premier rapport L’association livre, en avant-première pour « Le Monde », ses conclusions sur les obstacles auxquels ont été soumis les journalistes en 2024.

Le premier rapport de l'OFALP confirme des "trends" européens. De plus, de nombreux incidents toutefois ne sont pas enregistrés en raison des craintes des journalistes (procès, représailles, cyberharcèlement, etc.) www.lemonde.fr/economie/art... @snjournalistes.bsky.social @ofalp.org