May 3, 2009 — Last year, in advance of World Press Freedom Day, the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), an initiative of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), convened a media conference in collaboration with US Congressional Caucus for the Freedom of the Press. The event brought experts to the US capital to discuss challenges and opportunities to secure press freedom through the new media in this new world order. The discussions focused mainly on the role Internet plays in empowering citizens to freely express views and effectively participate in democratic process, in addition to how authoritarian regimes censor citizens’ access to information by blocking Internet contents and monitoring its usage.
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