Committee to Protect Journalists
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."
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Since July 2006, journalist Joel Simon has been the organization's executive director; he had previously served as deputy director since 2000.[11]
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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Joel Simon Robert Mahoney
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert Mahoney Elana Beiser
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Elana Beiser
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Courtney C. Radsch
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH John Weis
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Sue Marcoux
EMERGENCIES DIRECTOR Maria Salazar-Ferro
PROGRAM DIRECTOR Carlos Martinez de la Serna
AFRICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Angela Quintal
AFRICA RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Jonathan Rozen
NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Alexandra Ellerbeck
AMERICAS RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Natalie Southwick
ASIA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Steven Butler
ASIA RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Aliya Iftikhar
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Nina Ognianova
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Gulnoza Said
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM COORDINATOR Sherif Mansour
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Justin Shilad
JOURNALIST ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR Nicole Schilit
DIGITAL MANAGER Ahmed Zidan
SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE Mehdi Rahmati
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[2]
References
- ↑ Committee to Protect Journalists Website (accessed on June 12, 2018)
- ↑ Defend Diane Bukowski and freedom of the press: Supporters (accessed on Dec. 22, 2009)