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Podcast – Believing in the job: Press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa

2024-03-14. MENA has seen great upheaval in recent years, with revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and conflicts that have engulfed the region, like the current war in Gaza. But journalists remain dedicated to promoting the truth, working both pragmatically and creatively to ensure their stories reach the world.

‘We are not brave, we are journalists’ – LATAM editor shares newsroom wins, under deadly conditions

2024-03-08. On International Women’s Day, our EDITOR TO EDITOR interview is with an award-winning editor from one of the most dangerous regions of Mexico – officially the deadliest country for journalists. Andrea Miranda has gained respect for starting and building a regional newspaper into a national brand in the most challenging of environments, and doing much for newsroom equality.

Women journalists step into the spotlight of Gaza war to declare solidarity, call for greater global support

2024-03-08. On the eve of International Women’s Day, WAN-IFRA Women in News (WIN) and its partners in the Arab Region met in Jordan to discuss the safety and inclusion of women journalists in war and conflict reporting and called for increased global support for colleagues in Palestine.

No somos valientes, somos periodistas

En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, nuestra entrevista EDITOR TO EDITOR es con una galardonada directora procedente de una de las regiones más peligrosas de México, oficialmente el país más peligroso para ejercer el periodismo. Andrea Miranda se ha ganado el respeto por haber convertido un periódico regional en una marca nacional en el entorno más difícil, y por haber contribuido en gran medida a la igualdad en las redacciones.

New podcast: The state of press freedom worldwide

2024-03-06. Journalists, editors and media experts from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the MENA region talk about the challenges facing the industry and some of the solutions they see making a difference.

Global news leaders affirm support for journalists in Gaza

2024-03-07. Leaders of more than 100 news organisations from across the world, including the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, have joined an open letter affirming their solidarity with journalists reporting in Gaza.

The wartime newsroom: ‘It’s not just about losses, victories, and difficulties’ – Ukrainian editor

2024-02-23. On the second anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war, we talk to Ukrainian editor Lesia Lazorenko of Prywatna Gazeta about the complexities of wartime coverage – and the increasing demand for investigative journalism.
This is the second in the EDITOR TO EDITOR series of interviews with journalism leaders.

Two years of war: how Ukraine news media holds the line

2024-02-23. Despite ongoing strife and the daily challenges of reporting on a two-year invasion, Ukraine’s news media has never been stronger – or in greater danger, says Oksana Brovko, chief executive officer at AIRPPU (Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine).

Tributes pour in for ‘Dean of Sudanese press’ and Golden Pen Laureate Mahjoub Mohammed Saleh

2024-02-15. The African media fraternity is mourning the passing of award-winning, veteran Sudanese journalist and 2005 Golden Pen of Freedom recipient Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh, who died in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, aged 96.

Death, exhaustion and suspicion: AFP journalists on the horrors of Gaza

2024-02-12. Every day since October 7, AFP’s team of journalists in Gaza have been risking their lives to cover a war that has shaken the world. They have all had to flee their homes, working without respite in the shadow of death in a territory they are not allowed to leave.