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The world looks to America to defend press freedom

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The world looks to America to defend press freedom The world looks to America to defend press freedom Joel Simon is executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. This is the next installment in the CNN Opinion series on the challenges facing the media, which is under attack from critics, governments and changing technology. (CNN) For a brief period, following more than four decades of military repression, Myanmar saw an explosion of independent media. Beginning in 2011, exiled journalists flooded back into the country and started new publications. They covered the news, criticized the government and contributed to a national debate. But when I visited the country in June as part of a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists, I observed serious backsliding. We met with the widow of a murdered journalist. We spoke with editors who told us they worried about going to jail. When we asked the g...
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Russia investigation zeroes in on Trump inner circle

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Russia investigation zeroes in on Trump inner circle STORY HIGHLIGHTS Mueller charged Flynn with one count of lying to the FBI It raises questions about how high up Mueller's investigation will reach Washington (CNN) Michael Flynn's downfall  Friday exacerbated grave legal and political risks that represent the most serious threat to any administration for at least 40 years, and could eventually imperil the Trump presidency itself. The plea deal cut by the fired national security adviser with Special Counsel Robert Mueller undermines much of what the White House has said about the Russia controversy engulfing the presidency. It means there is now no credible way for  President Donald Trump  to claim the Russia investigation is a hoax, made up, fake news or a witch hunt. It raises questions about who higher up the chain of command in Trump's orbit -- possibly even including the President himself -- is in Mueller's sights after he agreed to...
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UN sending senior official to visit North Korea

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UN sending senior official to visit North Korea Story highlights Feltman is visiting as the US and South Korea conduct military exercises North Korea test-fired a long-range missile last week (CNN) A senior United Nations official is expected to arrive in North Korea Tuesday for the first visit of its kind in six years, as US and South Korean military drills inflame tensions in the region. Jeffrey Feltman, the UN's undersecretary-general for Political Affairs, is set to meet with officials and discuss "issues of mutual interest and concern," the UN announced. The visit comes just days after North Korea tested an advanced, long-range ballistic missile. The last senior UN official to visit North Korea was Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos in October 2011,  according to the UN . The last time an undersecretary-general for Political Affairs visited the country was in February 2010. UN Undersecretary- General for Political Affairs J...
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