Editing 2002 (section)

==== Libraries, press, and radio ====
Costa Rica was celebrated for an advance in [[free speech]] when it abolished criminal penalties for insulting public officials.<ref name=":52" />{{Rp|page=275}} [[Radio in India]] became more popular in 2002 following deregulation, with five major stations in [[Mumbai]] breaking the [[state monopoly]] in April and with significant increases in the sales of car and pocket radios. ''[[Good Morning Afghanistan]]'' began airing to provide the Afghan people real-time updates on the nation's political situation, while [[Radio Liberty]] was expelled from Russia in October.<ref name=":52" />{{Rp|page=272}} An expected recovery of the newspaper industry did not materialize in 2002 as digital media became more common, resulting in significant cutbacks.<ref name=":52" />{{Rp|page=273}} The magazine industry faced similar challenges, as well as a separate controversy when the February 11 issue of ''[[Newsweek International]]'' was banned throughout the [[Muslim world]] for its [[depiction of Muhammed]].<ref name=":52" />{{Rp|page=275}}

The [[British Library]] digitized a 700-year-old edition of the [[Quran]], and the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] made high resolution scans of a [[Gutenberg Bible]] for closer study of Gutenberg's printing methods. Library services faced multiple disruptions in 2002. Strikes by librarians affected operations in both the United Kingdom and the United States, while funding shortages led to cutbacks in Germany, South Africa, and the United States.<ref name=":52" />{{Rp|page=233}}