Posts Tagged ‘Freedom of the Press’

Timor Lesté plans to clamp down on journalists

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

The Timor Lesté  parliament has adopted a new media law that does not differentiate between journalists and social media users. It will impose licensing for journalists and a narrow definition of a “journalist” and potentially bars foreign journalists. Journalists are expected to fall into line with the government’s media definitions and foreign reporters could be Read more