New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presenting the Fiscal Year 2013 preliminary budget in New York Feb. 2, 2012.

New York Mayor Says Muslim Student Surveillance Necessary to Protect Press Freedom

IPI Labels Comments ‘Insulting’, ‘Deeply Ironic’ 

VIENNA, Feb 22, 2012 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed disappointment at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s claim that police surveillance of Muslim student groups at campuses throughout the Northeast was necessary to protect press freedom.Responding to criticism by Yale President Richard Levin, Bloomberg told reporters at a press conference yesterday: “You are not going to survive. You will not be able to be a journalist and write what you want to say if the people  ...