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Editor and Publisher: Press freedom remains under serious threat, WAN Says

June 2nd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted by Oliver Luft in Editors' pick, WAN 2008

It’s been another bad six months for press freedom around the globe, the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) concludes in a grim report released Saturday - writes E&P.

“Press freedom is under serious threat from many sources — gangs and corrupt officials in Latin America, autocratic regimes in the Middle East, conflicts in Africa, hostile governments in Asia, and from death threats and prosecutions in central Asia and Europe,” WAN said in its semi-annual review of press freedom.

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Shanghai Daily available on Amazon Kindle

May 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted by Laura Oliver in China, Handy Technology, Newspapers

China’s English language newspaper the Shanghai Daily has made its e-paper edition compatible with the Amazon Kindle.

According to the Daily, the paper is the first in Asia to launch an e-paper for the device - launched in November last year -  which downloads editions wirelessly and automatically.
The title joins other papers, including the Washington Post and New York Times, which have developed editions for the Kindle.

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