Turkey, one of the most repressive countries in the world for reporters, is welcoming outcasts from Egypt and Syria.

Egyptian court in Alexandria sentenced 14 women to 11-year prison terms for carrying anti-government banners at a demonstration last July.

Self-censorship is the result. It is directed from the boardroom. Equally insidious is the widespread use of intimidation to pressure newspapers and their employers.

Columbia Journalism Review asks the question: What is journalism for?

Speech by the representative of Freedom Forum,
OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2013