1.   Good independent journalism underpins a free, democratic society.

2.   But the program, which has some features of independent journalism, is in many respects a newfangled instrument of propaganda.

3.   Independent journalism can make a contribution to peace.

4.   Independent journalism is only possible with an independent judiciary.

5.   Its goals include strengthening independent journalism in the region.

6.   Perhaps uniquely in the Balkans, Montenegro has a tradition of independent journalism.

7.   Rather than a commitment to independent journalism, critics say, some new owners were interested in currying favor for their other businesses.

8.   The war in secessionist Chechnya has been a kind of watershed for Russian television, displaying the power and influence of independent journalism like that of NTV.

9.   A Kazak opposition party protested Tuesday a series of media closures that it said were part of a government crackdown on independent journalism.