Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd greets supporters as he is surrounded by media as part of his election campaign in Mt Druitt
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (C) greets supporters as he is surrounded by media as part of his election campaign in Mt Druitt, western Sydney September 6, 2013. Australia will hold a federal election on September 7. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS MEDIA)
A television journalist does her make-up before reporting about an inflated Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floating on a lake at the 9th China International Garden Expo in Beijing
A television journalist does her make-up before reporting about an inflated Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floating on a lake at the venue of the 9th China International Garden Expo in Beijing, September 6, 2013. The 18-metre-high inflatable sculpture, which made its first public appearance in the city on Friday, will be shown at the expo until September 23, after which it will be transported to the Summer Palace for display for another month, local media reported. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA)
Entries open for European Press Prize 2013
The prize - in five categories, each worth 10,000 euros to the winner - was launched by some of Europe's major media foundations to encourage quality journalism in countries across the continent
Machado of Cuba speaks to the media as he arrives with eight compatriots at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City
Ramon Machado (C) of Cuba speaks to the media as he arrives with eight compatriots at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City September 5, 2013. A group of nine Cubans, who had been detained in the Bahamas, have received asylum on humanitarian grounds in Panama after being detained on suspicion of trying to immigrate illegally to the U.S, according to local media. REUTERS/ Carlos Jasso (PANAMA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION MEDIA)
Journalists use the internet in the Myanmar Times journal news room in Yangon
Journalists use the internet in the Myanmar Times journal news room in Yangon September 3, 2013. The junta is gone, but the Electronic Transactions Law and other draconian legislation remain on Myanmar's books. Attempts to revamp them are stirring debate over the reformist credentials of the semi-civilian government that took power in 2011 and how far it will loosen tough state controls. Picture taken September 3, 2013. To match Feature MYANMAR-LAWS/ REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS MEDIA)
Journalists work in the Myanmar Times journal news room in Yangon
Journalists work in the Myanmar Times journal news room in Yangon September 3, 2013. Picture taken September 3, 2013. The junta is gone, but the Electronic Transactions Law and other draconian legislation remain on Myanmar's books. Attempts to revamp them are stirring debate over the reformist credentials of the semi-civilian government that took power in 2011 and how far it will loosen tough state controls. To match Feature MYANMAR-LAWS/ REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW MEDIA)
A reporter shows signatures they collected in support of the freedom press law in the Myanmar Journalist Network office in Yangon
A reporter shows signatures they collected in support of the freedom press law in the Myanmar Journalist Network office in Yangon September 3, 2013. The junta is gone, but the Electronic Transactions Law and other draconian legislation remain on Myanmar's books. Attempts to revamp them are stirring debate over the reformist credentials of the semi-civilian government that took power in 2011 and how far it will loosen tough state controls. Picture taken September 3, 2013. To match Feature MYANMAR-LAWS/ REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW MEDIA)
FEATURE-In the new Myanmar, an old junta's laws survive and adapt
MYANMAR-LAWS/ (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-In the new Myanmar, an old junta's laws survive and adapt