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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is headquartered in New York City. According to their website, "When press freedom violations occur, CPJ mobilizes a network of correspondents who report and take action on behalf of those targeted. CPJ reports on violations in repressive countries, conflict zones, and established democracies alike. A board of prominent journalists from around the world helps guide CPJ's activities"^[1] The Committee to Protect Journalists claims that their "mission involves not only journalists but anyone who cherishes the value of information for a free society."

History

Verbatim from their website:^[2]

"The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded in 1981 by a group of U.S. correspondents who realized they could not ignore the plight of colleagues whose reporting put them in peril on a daily basis.

"The idea that journalists around the world should come together to defend the rights of colleagues working in repressive and dangerous environments led to CPJ's first advocacy campaign in 1982. At the time, three British journalists-Simon Winchester, Ian Mather, and Tony Prime were arrested in Argentina while covering the Falklands War. A letter from CPJ Honorary Chairman Walter Cronkite helped spring them from prison.

"Since then, CPJ's mission involves not only journalists but anyone who cherishes the value of information for a free society."

Board of Directors

Since July 2006, journalist Joel Simon has been the organization's executive director; he had previously served as deputy director since 2000.

Its board of directors has included American journalists, including:

Stephen J. Adler of Reuters
Anne Garrels
Amanda Bennett
Krishna Bharat
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Susan Chira of The New York Times
Sheila Coronel, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Josh Friedman, Carey Institute for Global Good
David Remnick
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Jonathan Klein, Getty Images
Jane Kramer, The New Yorker
Isaac Lee, Univision
Alan Rusbridger
David Schlesinger
Jacob Weisberg, The Slate Group
Matthew Winkler, Bloomberg News
Kati Marton
Michael Massing
Victor Navasky
Clarence Page
Norman Pearlstine
Lara Logan, CBS
Rebecca MacKinnon
Ahmed Rashid

Former board members

Christiane Amanpour
Gwen Ifill
Tom Brokaw
Dan Rather
Anthony Lewis
Dave Marsh
Mark Whitaker
Andres Oppenheimer

People

Current executive staff as of June 12 2018:^[3]

Joel Simon, Executive Director Robert Mahoney, Deputy Executive Director Elana Beiser, Editorial Director Advocacy Director, Courtney Radsch John Weis, Director Of Development And Outreach Sue Marcoux, Director Of Finance And Administration Maria Salazar-Ferro, Emergencies Director Carlos Martinez De La Serna, Program Director Angela Quintal, Africa Program Coordinator Jonathan Rozen, Africa Research Associate Alexandra Ellerbeck, North America Program Coordinator Natalie Southwick, Americas Research Associate Steven Butler, Asia Program Coordinator Aliya Iftikhar, Asia Research Associate Nina Ognianova, Europe And Central Asia Program Coordinator Gulnoza Said, Europe And Central Asia Research Associate Sherif Mansour, Middle East And North Africa Program Coordinator Justin Shilad, Middle East And North Africa Research Associate Nicole Schilit, Journalist Assistance Program Coordinator Ahmed Zidan, Digital Manager Mehdi Rahmati, Social Media Associate

Program Manager Natalie Meltzer

Deputy Editorial Director Jennifer Dunham

Senior Editor Jessica Jerreat

News Editor Katherine Jacobsen

Multimedia Producer Mustafa Hameed

Advocacy And Communications Manager Kerry Paterson

Washington Advocacy Manager Michael De Dora

Communications Associate Beatrice Santa-wood

Senior Program Officer Shazdeh Omari

Development Assistant Tanya Somasundaram

Executive Assistant Jake Rothenberg

Business And Accounting Manager Margaret Abam-depass

Administrative Assistant Zelene Pineda Suchilt

James W. Foley Fellow Lucy Westcott International Program Network

European Union Representative And Advocacy Manager Tom Gibson

Europe Correspondent Attila Mong

Journalist Safety Specialist Colin Pereira

Safety Technologist Ela Stapley

China Correspondent Iris Hsu

Consultant, Campaign Against Impunity Elisabeth Witchel

Turkey Representative Ozgur Ogret

Senior Southeast Asia Representative Shawn W. Crispin

Brazil Correspondent Andrew Downie

Middle East And North Africa Correspondent Ignacio Miguel Delgado Culebras Christopher Miller

Committee to Defend Diane Bukowski and Freedom of the Press

In 2009 Committee to Protect Journalists was listed as a supporter of the Committee to Defend Diane Bukowski and Freedom of the Press^[4]

References

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↑ Committee to Protect Journalists Website (accessed on June 12, 2018)
↑ History (accessed on June 12, 2018)
↑ Staff (accessed on Dec. 22, 2009)
↑ Defend Diane Bukowski and freedom of the press: Supporters (accessed on Dec. 22, 2009)

[1] Committee to Protect Journalists Website (accessed on June 12, 2018)

[2] History (accessed on June 12, 2018)

[3] Staff (accessed on Dec. 22, 2009)

[4] Defend Diane Bukowski and freedom of the press: Supporters (accessed on Dec. 22, 2009)

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