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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, nonprofit organization based in New York, New York, United States
United States

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, that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
s, similar to Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders, or RWB is a Paris-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985 by current Secretary General Robert M?nard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud....
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A group of U.S. foreign correspondent
Foreign correspondent

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s founded CPJ in 1981 in response to harassment from authoritarian governments.

CPJ organizes vigorous public protests and works through diplomatic channels to effect change. CPJ publishes articles, news releases, special reports, a biannual magazine called Dangerous Assignments , and an annual worldwide survey of press freedom called Attacks on the Press.






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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, nonprofit organization based in New York, New York, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, that promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
s, similar to Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders, or RWB is a Paris-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985 by current Secretary General Robert M?nard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud....
.

A group of U.S. foreign correspondent
Foreign correspondent

Foreign Correspondent may refer to:*Foreign correspondent *Foreign Correspondent , an Alfred Hitchcock film*Foreign Correspondent , an Australian current affairs programme...
s founded CPJ in 1981 in response to harassment from authoritarian governments.

CPJ organizes vigorous public protests and works through diplomatic channels to effect change. CPJ publishes articles, news releases, special reports, a biannual magazine called Dangerous Assignments , and an annual worldwide survey of press freedom called Attacks on the Press.

CPJ also administers the annual CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
CPJ International Press Freedom Awards

The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment....
, which honor journalists and press freedom advocates who have endured beatings, threats, intimidation and prison for reporting the news.

Each year, CPJ compiles a list of all journalists killed in the line of duty around the world. Since 1992, the first year that CPJ began to statistically monitor deaths, 661 journalists have been killed.

CPJ is a founding member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange
International Freedom of Expression Exchange

The International Freedom of Expression Exchange , founded in 1992, is a global network of 81 Non-governmental organization that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression....
 (IFEX), a global network of more than 70 non-governmental organizations that monitors free expression violations around the world and defends journalists, writers and others who are persecuted for exercising their right to freedom of expression.

On December 26, 2007, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) appealed to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to forthwith bring to justice the killers of Davao City
Davao City

The City of Davao is the largest city on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is also one of the Philippines' most progressive cities....
 broadcaster Ferdinand Lintuan, who was gunned down on December 24.

Staff and directors

The current (2008) executive director of CPJ is journalist Joel Simon, who assumed the position in July 2006 after having served as deputy director since 2000. His predecessor was veteran foreign correspondent Ann Cooper, who served as executive director from 1998 to 2006.

CPJ's board of directors includes prominent American journalists, including Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour

Christiane Amanpour, Order of the British Empire, is a correspondent for CNN. As of July 2008, she is based in New York City....
, Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw

Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. Brokaw is best known as the former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News....
, Anne Garrels
Anne Garrels

Anne Garrels is a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States. She was one of the few Western journalists who remained in Baghdad and reported live during the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
, Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an American journalist and foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, and the Public Broadcasting Service....
, Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill

Gwendolyn Ifill is an American journalist, television newscaster and author. She is the managing editor and moderator for Washington Week and a senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ....
, Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer

Jane Kramer is an United States journalist who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years....
, Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis

Anthony Lewis is a prominent liberal intellectual, writing for The New York Times op-ed page and The New York Review of Books, among other publications....
, Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh

Dave Marsh is an United States music critic who briefly attended Wayne State University, became a co-founder of Creem magazine, wrote for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone , and also edited Rock and Roll Confidential, a newsletter about rock music and social issues....
, Kati Marton
Kati Marton

Kati Marton is an American author and journalist. Her career has included reporting for ABC News as a foreign correspondent and National Public Radio as well as print journalism and writing a number of books....
, Michael Massing
Michael Massing

Michael Massing is a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. Michael Massing received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and an MS from the London School of Economics....
, Victor Navasky
Victor Navasky

Victor Saul Navasky is a professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He was editor of The Nation from 1978 until 1995, and its publisher and editorial director 1995 to 2005....
, Andres Oppenheimer
Andrés Oppenheimer

Andr?s Oppenheimer is an Argentina author and award-winning journalist, best known for his analysis of Latin American politics. He is a senior columnist for The Miami Herald and the Argentine newspaper La Naci?n, and has published several books....
, Clarence Page
Clarence Page

Clarence Page is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board....
, Norman Pearlstine
Norman Pearlstine

Norman Pearlstine is chief content officer of Bloomberg L.P. beginning June 2008.. Previously, he was editor in chief of Time Inc., where he served between January 1 1995, and December 31, 2005....
, Dan Rather
Dan Rather

Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. is a journalist and former news presenter for the CBS Evening News and is now managing editor and anchor of a television news magazine, Dan Rather Reports, on the cable channel HDNet....
, John Seigenthaler
John Seigenthaler, Sr.

John Lawrence Seigenthaler is an Media of the United States, writer, and Politics of the United States. He founded the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University....
, and Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker

Mark Whitaker is Senior Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, succeeding the late Tim Russert after his fatal heart attack in June 2008....
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See also

  • CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
    CPJ International Press Freedom Awards

    The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment....
  • List of journalists killed in Russia
    List of journalists killed in Russia

    This is list of journalists who have been killed in Russia, compiled based on data of Russian-based Glasnost Defense Foundation and the Committee to Protect Journalists This list consists of journalists who died from all possible reasons ....


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