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New York Times opinion editor resigns 0
- STORIES, Uncategorized
- June 9, 2020
NEW YORK – James Bennet resigned on Sunday (7) from his job as the editorial page editor of The New York Times, days after the newspaper’s opinion section, which he oversaw, published a much-criticized op-ed by a US senator calling for a military response to civic unrest in American cities. “Last week we saw a
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Stress and mental health during reporting of a pandemic (Part II)0
- STORIES, Uncategorized
- May 19, 2020
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) hosted the second in a series of Webinars – Media Salon – on ‘Stress & Mental Health Reporting in a Time of a Pandemic’ on May 03, 2020 at 3 pm. There were in all 21 participants consisting journalists representing both the print and digital industry and students of
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Stress and mental health during reporting of a pandemic 0
- STORIES, Uncategorized
- May 19, 2020
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) hosted the first in a series of Webinars – Media Salons – on ‘Stress & Mental Health Reporting in a Time of a Pandemic’ on April 30, 2020 at 4 pm. There were in all 47 participants consisting journalists representing both the print and digital industry. The speakers were:
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How COVID-19 is threatening press freedom: An interview with Joel Simon 0
- STORIES
- April 20, 2020
By Ann Cooper As political leaders around the globe battle the coronavirus, a growing number of national governments are using the crisis to punish journalists for their critical reporting. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, non-profit organization that monitors press freedom violations throughout the world. In a recent column for Columbia
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