‘In Armenia, the shutdown of A1+ was a valuable lesson to all nonstate-run TV companies in showing what happens to a company that acts in ways considered to be unloyal to the government.’ Read more
Can Western and Eastern European journalists join together to overcome the difficulties the press have in covering these powerful criminal forces? Read more
‘While journalists and bloggers in Russia risk their lives to reveal corrupt practices, there are ways that those living in free and lawful societies can aid their efforts.’ Read more
‘If we decide to pursue the story, they [lawyers] guarantee a lawsuit will be filed in London, the libel capital of the world, where the burden of proof is on the defendant—the journalist and his newspaper.’ Read more
RELATED ARTICLE “Russian Journalists Need Help in Exposing Corruption” – Alexei Navalny and Maxim TrudolyubovThe primary mechanism of big-time corruption is known as raspil, which translated literally means “sawing”—or … Read more
‘Since we left Rustavi 2, Studio Monitor has had a hard time building a wide audience. Getting our stories seen by people remains a major challenge.’ Read more
‘Most censorship is of an “inner” nature. Journalists self-censor because they are aware of their employer’s political position and thus do not submit stories in opposition to it.’ Read more
‘… it is not the journalists but politicians and the media owners with the circles of power behind them who decide the topics that can be covered and which stories can be published.’ Read more
In post-Communist countries from Romania to Russia, Armenia to Georgia, Poland to Hungary, investigative reporters face formidable barriers when corruption is the topic. When evidence of illegal activity points to civic or business leaders, journalists encounter personal and professional perils in bringing such information into public view. Their stories open our eyes to what they live with every day—as do those told in Nieman Reports by investigative journalists from other regions of the world. Read more
‘… we have an unwritten understanding in our office not to speak about these pressures if they aren’t life threatening; our problems remain within our
office walls.’ Read more