The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says Saudi authorities know where Khashoggi’s body is and called on them to reveal its whereabouts.
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A basic necessity in a democratic society, is journalism and free speech play a central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political process. Also see our articles on Civil Rights.
Leading Journalists Demand Justice For Jamal Khashoggi
Leading journalists from around the world pay tribute to Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian journalist murdered in Istanbul this month.
SuperPACs Using Deceptive Attack Ads Have Become a Plague
Some political groups are borrowing tactics from disinformation campaigns, placing ads on Facebook pretending to be impartial information.
VIDEO: How Erdogan Holds Power by Weaponizing Turkish Media
In every country, the media does not need to be bias it is meant to favor every individual in the society whither majority or minority.
Russian Held as Agent Was Probing Cyberdefenses of US Nonprofits
Before Trump associate Maria Butina’s arrest as a secret agent for the Russian government, she was working on a sensitive US cybersecurity project.
Q&A: How Facebook Detects Election Manipulation Campaigns
Facebook announced Friday that it had removed 82 Iranian-linked accounts on Facebook and Instagram.Q&A was given by Facebook spokesperson to VOA.
Son of Jamal Khashoggi Arrives in US From Saudi Arabia
A U.S. news report says Salah bin Jamal Khashoggi, son of the Saudi journalist slain in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, has arrived the United States.
VIDEO: Targeting You! The Growing Role Of Voter Microtargeting
Politicians are progressively get-together information with their campaigns about individual social media user to micro-target their massaging.
Indonesia Battling Fake News Ahead Of 2019 Election
The third largest democracy, young mobile-first population, low levels of digital literacy, Indonesia highly susceptible to spread of fake news and hoaxes.
In Chaotic Era, Conference Aims To Amplify 1st Amendment
Not long ago in the American republic, information was less chaotic — or, at least, seemed to be. Newspapers appeared reliably on stoops every morning.