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Syrian Independent Media Evolves as Civil War Co...
The media environment in Syria is nothing short of complicated given the civil war that has been raging since March 2011. Reporters Without Borders deems Syria the deadliest country in the world for journalists, and the Committee to Protect Journalists has confirmed 94 journalist deaths since the be... |
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Analyzing the Panama Papers in Baghdad: An Inter...
The unprecedented collaboration of over 400 investigative journalists in more than 80 countries to analyze the 11.5 million files leaked from the database of the fourth-largest offshore law firm in the world, Mossack Fonseca, has been one of the biggest global media stories of the year. Some have ar... |
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تحليل “أوراق بنما” ف...
لعله من أهم الأحداث التي شهدها الوسط الإعلامي العالمي هذا العام هو التعاون الناجح وغير المسبوق بين أكثر من ٤٠٠ صحفي استقصائي من ٨٠ دولة و برعاية الاتحاد الدولي للصح... |
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Developing local media systems for Syrian refuge...
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), as of May 5, 2016, there are 4,834,414 registered Syrian refugees. For comparison, this is roughly the size of Ireland’s total population and includes 2.1 million people currently in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon and 2.7 million people in Turkey. ... |
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Divides and Nastiness Aside: The (few) advantage...
I lived in Beirut for over two years starting in 2012, where I worked on grassroots empowerment initiatives with a Lebanese and Syrian NGO. Media is a central part of life in Beirut, and Lebanese have a complicated obsession with their media. TV and radio relentlessly blast the insults being hurled ... |
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Captured News Media: The View from Turkey
How does an institution like media, entrusted to safeguard the rights and interest of ordinary citizens, betray that obligation? Capture has become a growing concern in the media field globally–yet another example of the many challenges facing independent news media. In a captured media, the gover... |
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Syria Media Safety: Providing A Resource in a Hu...
In August, a group of international media watchdogs launched a one-stop-shop for journalists working in war-ravaged Syria. The toolkit offers advice on physical safety, digital security, and emergency assistance for those fleeing their attackers. For four years running, Syria has been the deadlies... |
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Egypt’s New Anti-Terrorism Law
Update: The Egyptian government passed the new anti-terror law on August 16, setting a minimum fine of $25,000 for journalists who publish false news. The original draft included prison time for journalists breaking this law, but this was removed from the bill following criticism from domestic an... |
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Turkey Election Presents Political Opportunity t...
The election June 7 in Turkey dealt a significant blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plans to transform Turkey’s government into a presidential system—which would have significantly strengthened his political dominance over Turkish politics. Turkish voters may have also provided an openi... |
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The View from a U.S. University Campus Abroad
This post accompanies CIMA’s latest report, Global Journalism Education: A Missed Opportunity for Media Development? by long-time university journalism educator Charles C. Self. Although this paper deals primarily with journalism education in non-U.S. universities, American journalism schools... |