http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:46:11 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA News organizations and civil rights groups are among those angry over recent reports that the Obama administration has searched the phone records of journalists. That revelation was followed by reports of an extensive government program collecting the phone and Internet records of millions of Americans. Media and privacy experts say there's a need for a national debate on how Americans should balance civil liberties and national security.   The controversy has caused outrage - with ... http://www.voanews.com/content/us-experts-call-for-debate-on-national-security-civil-liberties/1682405.html http://www.voanews.com/content/us-experts-call-for-debate-on-national-security-civil-liberties/1682405.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:07:52 -0400 USA webdesk@voanews.com (Vivian Chakarian) http://www.voanews.com/content/us-experts-call-for-debate-on-national-security-civil-liberties/1682405.html#relatedInfoContainer Journalists work in dangerous conditions where security is a serious concern. Evolving technologies and newsroom cutbacks, however, have resulted in more reporters on the frontlines of news gathering as freelancers and stringers, working without the institutional support long enjoyed by staff journalists. As a result, the Committee to Protect Journalists - an independent organization that promotes press freedom worldwide - says they need new ways to stay safe. CPJ says the profession and the ... http://www.voanews.com/content/cpj_says_journalists_need_new_ways_to_stay_safe/1511274.html http://www.voanews.com/content/cpj_says_journalists_need_new_ways_to_stay_safe/1511274.html Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:51:37 -0400 Middle East webdesk@voanews.com (Vivian Chakarian) It's never been harder to be a dictator, says at least one analyst.  Faced with rapid demographic growth, massive increases in unemployment for college graduates, and changes in the information environment, modern authoritarian regimes are increasingly coming under challenge.  But in response, they are using 21st-century techniques themselves, to wield their power and maintain the status quo. In the battle between repression and freedom in the 21st century, opposition movements ... http://www.voanews.com/content/twentyfirst-century-dictators-take-cues-from-activists-to-hold-on-to-power/1401265.html http://www.voanews.com/content/twentyfirst-century-dictators-take-cues-from-activists-to-hold-on-to-power/1401265.html Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:10:46 -0400 Middle East webdesk@voanews.com (Vivian Chakarian) http://www.voanews.com/content/twentyfirst-century-dictators-take-cues-from-activists-to-hold-on-to-power/1401265.html#relatedInfoContainer