The State of Media in Africa: Progress for Press...
Dave Peterson is Senior Director of the Africa Regional Program at the National Endowment for DemocracyAfrican journalists don’t have it easy, and the continuing assaults on press freedom across the continent are cause for concern. But not enough focus has been given to the real progress that jo... |
World Press Freedom Day: Gender Equality
The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day is Towards Better Reporting, Gender Equality, & Media Safety in the Digital Age. The issue of gender equality, in particular, highlights how women in the media industry continue to face challenges 20 years after the 1995 Beijing Declaration an... |
Is Global Voices Blocked in Iran? Yes and No
Mahsa Alimardani is an Iranian journalist; this post was originally published in Global Voices. Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corr... |
“During the riots, the authorities shut down t...
Poly Muzalia is a journalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corresponding report, writ... |
Africa and Cyber Security: Following Democratic ...
Takura Zhangazha is a renowned blogger and human rights activist based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and correspo... |
GCCS 2015: A Journalist’s Perspective
Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corresponding report, written for the Center for International Media Assistance, is in partnership wi... |
How to Deal With Cyber Security?
Robert Molenaar is an IT engineer with RNW, specialising in network security. Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corresponding report, ... |
The Inevitable Arrival of Internet Censorship in...
In CIMA’s recent report on the success of Malaysian online news site, Malaysiakini, Janet Steele of George Washington University’s School of Media tells author Tim Carrington that the news outlet’s prospects as an independent voice in Malaysia “could turn on a dime.” That time may have arr... |
Download your cyberweapon
Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corresponding report, written for the Center for International Media Assistance, is in partnership wi... |
My journey from surveillance culture to circumve...
Watchdogs Under Watch is a series of personal stories from journalists, bloggers, and activists around the world, as they encounter and combat surveillance and cyber security issues. This series and corresponding report, written for the Center for International Media Assistance, is in partnership wi... |