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December 2008
What Obama's win means to Africa
COMMENTARY: Lessons to be learned from U.S. election
On the brink
Fighting for press freedom in 2008
November 2008
Kenyans react to Obama victory
Europe ‘ecstatic’ over Obama victory
For some, the election represents a chance to improve U.S. relations
Global media focus on U.S. election
SLIDESHOW: Front pages from around the world
A matter of trust
UPDATED: BBC Radio 2 sanctions employees, reexamines editorial processes in wake of scandal
October 2008
Obama, the "Unbwogable" candidate
Kenyans use local slogan to describe their “unbeatable” candidate
September 2008
In Cuba words can captivate you
Independent journalists imprisoned for speaking out against the government
Target: Russian female journalists
China's peace offering to Olympic media
With the government pledging full access, journalists remain unsure of China's promises
Exiled
Persecuted African journalists begin news lives
Lost in cyberspace
Is there a way out?
A protest felt around the world
The Beijing Olympics bring out pro-Tibet rallies across the globe
Cutting through the red tape
Foreign correspondents reveal a hidden China to the world.
Pressed by the government
Latin American media suffer from nonviolent attacks
April 2008
Restrained
Amidst post-election violence, Kenya's news media suffer under government control.
Western journalism goes east
February 2008
Slain Turkish Armenian journalist's death commemorated
The first anniversary of the murder of the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was commemorated throughout Turkey with rallies on Jan. 19.
Death Beat: The art of advanced obituaries
As he was dying from lung cancer, Joseph Yeardley “J.Y.” Smith grabbed my shoulder and drew me close to his hospice bed. He was a former Marine – Korean War vintage – and his voice quivered in near anger.