Blog Posts By

Nafisa Mazumdar

30 Mar

How Government Attacks on the Press Exacerbated the Devastation of the Earthquakes in Turkey

By Veysel Ok Two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, devastating the lives of nearly 26 million people. Acco...

24 Feb

Nigeria’s Elections: A Repressed Press at the Polls

By Senami Kojah As the largest democracy in Africa and the most populous Black nation on Earth, all eyes are on Nigeria’s...

25 Jan

Toward an inclusive approach to supporting media freedom

By Martin Scott, Mel Bunce, and Mary Myers In the past five years, the number of intergovernmental initiatives supporting m...

20 Dec

Year in Review: Top 5 CIMA Publications of 2022

In 2022, independent media around the world faced some of the greatest threats seen in recent years. Global crises—includ...

08 Dec

Covering the Authoritarian Playbook: How Coda Story Gets to the Root of Global Crises

For years, Russia has been refining its digital authoritarian playbook, taking advantage of technological advancements to s...

02 Nov

‘Alternative Means’: How Civil Society in Southern Africa Can Combat Impunity

Most killers of journalists walk free. The statistics are staggering: worldwide, almost nine out of 10 cases of journalist ...

27 Oct

Rebalancing the Relationship Between Big Tech and News Media

As the global journalism industry struggles to adapt to shrinking revenue brought on by the failure of traditional business...

20 Sep

La Verdad del Autoritarismo Digital en Venezuela

By David Aragort Un “Gran Hermano” en Venezuela Un informe publicado recientemente por una de las principales empresas ...

20 Sep

The Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in Venezuela

By David Aragort A Venezuelan Big Brother A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela con...