Mediagazer: Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita? (Justin D. Martin/CJR)

4:45 PM ET, April 3, 2012

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Alyssa Rosenberg / ThinkProgress:

Women and the National Magazine Awards — Liliana Segura ran the numbers and found out that the finalists for the National Magazine Awards, which were announced today, include no women in the Reporting, Features, Profiles, Essays or Columns categories. Women did, however, dominate the nominations in the Public Interest category.

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Bill Carter / Media Decoder:

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Justin D. Martin / CJR:

Which Countries Jail the Most Journalists Per Capita? — At the end of each year, the Committee to Protect Journalists counts the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide and lists the countries in which they're locked up. — These data are very helpful, but I think we can consider …

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Jesse Hicks / The Verge:

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Brian Stelter / New York Times:

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