CNN International reporter Richard Quest, 45, was arrested in New York City early this morning for meth possession. Richard Quest was discovered in NYC's Central Park and arrested by police for possession of methamphetamine.
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The editor of The Oakland Post, a weekly journal for black readers, became one of the winners of George Polk Awards for 2007. Chauncey W. Bailey Jr., 57, was killed on August 2 as he investigated Your Black Muslim Bakery, a criminal business linked to kidnappings, rapes and killings. Other awards went to reporters investigating atrocities in Myanmar and Iraq, the disastrous environmental situation in China and corruption in the USA.
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The Paris-based journalist advocacy group Reporters Without Borders is holding a demonstration Friday to protest free speech curbs in China. Lisa Bryant has more from the French capital.
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The House of Representatives has strongly backed the right of reporters to protect the confidentiality of sources in most federal court cases, saying that right was crucial to a free and effective press.
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On the morning of June 28, Wall Street Journal reporters issued the following statement:
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American Public Media today announced it had added three reporters to its Weekend America staff, a first for this young and growing program. The new reporters are award-winning and veteran public radio hosts, producers and journalists John Moe, Sean Cole and Krissy Clark. Weekend America is public radio's two-hour weekly program where two curious, lively hosts spark conversations, share unexpected stories and connect listeners with the most compelling ideas and events of America this weekend.
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A representative from the Iranian Journalists Union (IJU) has expressed concern over the detention of a journalist who was arrested 40 days ago.
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