List of Media articles
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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrives for a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on Aug. 1. The Long Arm of Israeli Repression
Israel’s decision to designate human rights groups as terrorist organizations puts it in league with Russia and China.
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A man reads a newspaper at a kiosk in Amman, Jordan, on April 4. How Jordan Censors Journalists
The director of the only media outlet in the country to cover the Pandora Papers speaks out.
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Protesters shout slogans as they hold flyers in Hong Kong on October 15, 2019, during a rally in support of NBA basketball Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Chinese Censorship Is Going Global
Beijing is not content to stop stifling free speech at the water’s edge. Western companies and institutions must put liberty before profits.
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germany-suspense-tatort-foreign-policy-illustration-horror-week Germany’s Love Affair With Crime Fiction
The genre is a potent mirror for a country still coming to terms with itself.
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Maria Ressa holds up the warrant of arrest order after posting bail at a court in Manila. A Nobel for Journalists Is a Direct Challenge to Authoritarians
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov’s award will make leaders like Duterte and Putin think twice before attacking reporters—but only if democratic governments bolster the free press.
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A man carries a banner that reads "Digital right is human right" during a demonstration in Lagos, Nigeria, on June 12, 2021. Buhari’s Authoritarian Twitter Ban Continues to Silence Nigerians
Meanwhile, Nigeria teeters on the path to failed statehood.
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Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid arrives at the first press conference in Kabul following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan on Aug. 18. Facebook’s Taliban Ban Will Prove Costly for Afghans
Why the tech giant is on the wrong side of history yet again.
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A female TV presenter from southern Afghanistan The Tragic Fate of Afghanistan’s Journalists
Many are fleeing or in hiding. Women, some locked out of their outlets, are in particular danger.
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kazakhstan’s Alternative Media Is Thriving—and in Danger
A vibrant society is under threat from the authoritarian government.
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Fort Detrick Army Lab in Maryland China Fires Back at Biden With Conspiracy Theories About Maryland Lab
Since Washington launched the Wuhan lab leak investigation, Beijing has been pushing bizarre narratives.
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Lina Khan, nominee for commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at a Senate confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21. Lina Khan Has Her Own Antitrust Paradox
As the Federal Trade Commission chair, the best thing she can do to regulate tech is nothing.
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A Russian healthcare worker administers a dose of Sputnik V vaccine at a vaccination center in the GUM department store in Moscow on July 2. The Shocking Enormity of Russia’s Botched Pandemic Response
A massive third wave is spreading unchecked, anti-vaxxers are rampant, and the Kremlin’s vaccine diplomacy has failed.
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German infantrymen folllow a tank toward Moscow in the snow in, 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. The image was published in. Signal, a magazine published by the German Third Reich. Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images Panzers, Beans, and Bullets
This wargame explains how Russia really stopped Hitler.
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Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa In Slovenia, a Trumpian Populist Assumes a Key European Post
Janez Jansa is increasingly seen as one of the continent’s most illiberal leaders.
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Files relating to Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose are displayed at the Police Museum in Kolkata, India, on Sept. 18, 2015. Is India Spilling Its State Secrets?
The government is declassifying some archives, but it will retain control of public understanding.
