A Vision of Iceland as a Haven for Journalists – NYTimes.com

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A Vision of Iceland as a Haven for Journalists

The country is weighing legislation offering reporters and publishers aggressive protections for free speech and investigative journalism.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/business/media/22link.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A banking scandal nearly bankrupted this tiny island nation (population: barely 300,000) little more than a year ago, but Iceland is considering a new vision: to become a haven for journalists and publishers by offering some of the most aggressive protections for free speech and investigative journalism in the world.