Press Releases for Democracy on Deadline: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press

Visit the program companion website for more information on the film >>View a preview of Ms. Politkovskaya’s interview >> (San Francisco, CA) It is with great sadness that the Emmy-Award winning PBS series Independent Lens reports that acclaimed Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered Saturday in Moscow.…

Visit the program companion website (San Francisco)—A free press keeps a democracy honest. When journalists perform their role as society’s informer, watchdog, and conscience, unencumbered by state or corporate interests, they provide citizens with the tools needed for self-governance. But when governments infringe on journalists’ ability to…