1.  What does Article 19 of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights require governments to do about the press?

2.  List four recent incidents where the U.N. did not support freedom of the press.

3.  In what scandals have U.N. members been involved in recent years?

4.  Why does the press have a harder time holding the U.N. accountable than it does U.S. government agencies? (NOTE: The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records.)

5.  a) Who is Matthew Russell Lee?
b)  According to Mr. Lee, what do journalists need in order to do an accurate job of reporting the truth at the U.N.?
c)  Why don't day-to-day corruption and lack of accountability at the U.N. get reported, according to Mr. Lee?

6.  a) Who is William Davis?
b)  Who is Claudia Rosett?
c)  Mr. Davis says that the U.N. has always been a strong advocate for freedom of the press, and that it holds daily news briefings for reporters and puts an abundance of information on its website.  How did Ms. Rosett respond to Mr. Davis' statements?  Be specific.

7.  a) What is a whistleblower?
b)  What is the problem with the U.N. rules regarding whistleblowers?

8.  Beatrice Edwards, director of the Government Accountability Project, a watchdog group, says "If they are able to shut down free press or free speech inside, to the extent that they often try to, then we are really talking about very powerful, very wealthy, lawless organizations." What is your opinion?