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jailed journalists

An international media freedom symposium held in London this week formally called on governments to bear the primary responsibility to ensure effective protections for free speech and the safety of journalists. But the inaction of the Canadian and Australian leaders in the case of the ‘Al Jazeera Three’ points to the reluctance of politicians to advocate for journalists. WAN-IFRA's Research Fellow, Australian journalist-academic Julie Posetti, reports.

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Andrew Heslop

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2014-04-08 22:35

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