So in "The Missing Head of Damasceno Monteiro," the body, the journalist, the cop, the lawyer and the barmaid operate in the service of a very complicated sensibility - literary, philosophical, political.

Historians and journalists operate on the assumption that world politics has entered a new phase, that we find ourselves in a pattern of events radically distinct from that of the last 50 years.

All our journalists should operate to high ethical standards in searching for the unclouded face of truth, including the prompt admission of error.

That is one reason that so many journalists have been "free-lancing," or operating in the war zone without the protection of friendly forces.

Many journalists in China operate on tourist visas because of the difficulty gaining journalist accreditation and visas from the Government here.

At the start of the conflict in late February and early March 2011, few international journalists operated in Libya.

Few foreign journalists operate there because of the threat to their safety, and the Algerian Government often withholds information on rebel attacks and military operations.

It was withdrawn only when the Government promised a full inquiry, now under way, into how journalists operate.

If it wishes to be taken seriously outside the EU on such matters, will the Council instruct the Commission to ensure that journalists may operate freely within the EU before pursuing that issue elsewhere?

The Cuban media are tightly controlled by the government and journalists must operate within the confines of laws against anti-government propaganda and the insulting of officials which carry penalties of up to three years in prison.