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Published in: democraciaAbiertaYou must respect fear
"The best protection that a journalist can have is probably to keep on publishing stuff, to keep on waging a public...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWe’re having an election. George Osborne must put his Evening Standard job on hold until it’s over
Can the former UK Chancellor, who masterminded the Tory victory in 2015, really deliver ‘straight facts and opinion’...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: the deep state’s war on journalism
The state is aware that free press means more accountability and their fear of being monitored, exposed, or held...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTheresa May, the press and a lesson from history
If Theresa May is brave enough to stand up to the press, she will reap the rewards.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPlease stop saying that Turkey is gone!
The types of adjectives generally accompanying articles about the Middle East create a core of “knowledge” that is a...
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Published in: HomeThe Independent. In the end, it wasn't. What next?
James Cusick, former political correspondent for The Independent, spent five months investigating why other...
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Published in: ourBeebThe real Whittingdale scandal: a cover up by the UK press
I spent five months with another senior journalist at the Independent newspaper investigating why other papers had...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe photojournalist who ‘damaged Egyptian national unity’
Shawkan, an Egyptian photojournalist, has had his detention extended yet again. His camera has been as cold as the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon's foreign minister under fire: a comment on Gebran Bassil's real estate holdings
In order to promote accountability, the Lebanese public and journalists have to abide by a code of conduct that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUpdate: Egypt’s Hossam Bahgat released from military intelligence
The award-winning journalist was released after being held for interrogation, sparking an outcry from local and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgyptian journalist under military interrogation for “harming national security”
Prominent journalist and rights activist Hossam Bahgat faces military trial in Egypt for his investigative journalism.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPolly Toynbee, Jeremy Corbyn and the limits of acceptable politics
If anyone is "out of touch" with British public opinion it is not Jeremy Corbyn, but the liberal intelligentsia.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy I have resigned from the Telegraph
The coverage of HSBC in Britain's Telegraph is a fraud on its readers. If major newspapers allow corporations to...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryA guide to respectful reporting and writing on sex work
Journalists and researchers writing about sex workers do long-lasting damage to their sources when they treat sex...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe life of an American freelancer in the Middle East
There is an urgent need to change the narrative of the region and shift focus from bloodshed, terrorism, religious,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria, storytelling, and all things between: a meta-commentary on ‘the Prisoner Series’
Al-Akhbar English (AAE) is the English branch of a prominent Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar. During the second week...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism is not terrorism
In Egypt, numerous journalists have been arrested since the overthrow of Morsi. They are being kept in high security...
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Published in: TransformationWe need to talk about the UK media war on women
While Dylan Farrow's child abuse allegations against Woody Allen hold the headlines, it is time for journalists to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBliss Was It in that Dawn to Be Next Door
The difficulties for transnational African students and the situation in Egypt are the subjects for this month's...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJailing of journalist exposes shortcomings of reforms in Morocco
If the goal of Moroccan officials is to silence Anouzla, their attempts have been fruitless thus far, as more and...