Were Iraqi newspapers and TV stations helping the voters to make an informed decision?
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Information first, freedom & protection next
While most of the Wikileaks debate is focused on the protection of journalists and freedom of expression, a similar debate is underway here – but in a rather different environment.An environment, where an important prerequisite of freedom of press and protection of journalists is missing – the right to information or freedom of information.In...
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