Blog Posts By

tarek

10 Aug

Fighting Fake News: How Mis- and Disinformation Legislation is Weaponized Against Journalists

In the aftermath of Russia’s deadly attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, that left nearly 600 civilians dead, journalist Maria Po...

27 Jul

Recapturing the Narrative in Egypt

By Fatemah Farag In a moment of euphoria on March 17, the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate elected independent journalist Kha...

15 Jun

The Precarity of Independent Public Interest Media: An URGENT Global Threat

By Courtney C. Radsch This year, the theme of UNESCO’s annual World Press Freedom Day was “Shaping a Future of Rights: ...

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 ...