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PRESS AND CULTURAL FREEDOM VIOLATIONS LEBANON, SYRIA, JORDAN, PALESTINE APRIL 2012
May 17, 2012
Source: Beirut - "Skeyes"
The intensity of violations of press freedom rose
dramatically in April 2012. The Syrian army opened fire on the New TV
crew in Wadi Khaled, at the Lebanese-Syrian border, killing cameraman Ali
Shaaban. His colleagues Abdel Azim Khayat and Hussein Khreiss
miraculously escaped death.
Violations in Syria were by far the most dangerous in
the Levant region (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine) that the SKeyes Center
for Media and Cultural Freedom monitors. The most violent exaction w
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Foreign journalists in Beirut: utility of freedom of expression dictated by editorial line, audience, and subject?
May 16, 2012
Author: Shanae Becker
Source: Skeyes
Foreign journalists in Beirut constitute a niche of the professional media landscape in Lebanon yet there can be no generalizations about their diverse experiences with domestic or foreign media. Much of foreign journalists’ experiences are determined upon the media outlet they are employed by, which determines the audience, as well as the subject of their reporting. They also often experience the same issues and challenges that are common to their profession and not unique to Lebanon. O
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Two Turkish journalists released but more than 37 Syrian journalists still held
May 15, 2012
Source: Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is
relieved to learn that two Turkish journalists who were captured while making a
documentary in northwestern Syria two months ago were released today. Turkish
foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the Iranian government acted as mediator
in their release.
Adem Özköse, a
reporter for the magazine Gerçek Hayat and the daily Milat,
and cameraman Hamit Coşkun were abducted by a
pro-government militia near the northwestern c
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Jordan- For rising press freedoms, social networks are both the medium and the message
May 9, 2012
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Since the events of the Arab Spring
began over 16 months ago, advocates of independent media have looked to social
media and citizen journalism as means of circumventing censorship in the region
and promoting freedom of speech and the press.
Last week, a group of 30 journalists from Jordan and
Lebanon, press freedom activists and journalism students came together in a
two-day training workshop organised by UNESCO, IREX and the Samir Kassir
Foundation that aimed a
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Slain Lebanese Journalists
May 8, 2012
Source: NowLebanon
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The International Women’s Media Foundation announces the winners of its 2012 Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards
May 7, 2012
Source: IWMF
Women from Ethiopia, Palestine, Azerbaijan and Pakistan honored.
Washington, D.C. - Each year, the IWMF honors women
journalists who have shown extraordinary strength of character and integrity
while reporting the news under dangerous or difficult circumstances.
This year’s winners are:
Reeyot Alemu, 31, an Ethiopian columnist currently
imprisoned on charges of terrorism after writing critiques of her country’s
government; Asmaa al-Ghoul, 30, a Palestinian blogger and freelance
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Lebanon rates poorly in report on media
May 4, 2012
Author: Atallah al-Salim
Source: The Daily Star
Lebanon’s media received
poor marks on a newly released report on media in the Arab world, receiving an
overall grade of just over 2 out of 4 in the Media Sustainability Index for
2010-11.
Surprisingly, its grade for
freedom of speech (1.99) was one of its lowest in six different areas related
to the media, although the country is often hailed as an oasis of media freedom
compared to other countries in the region.
The rankings were announced
during a panel discussion organized Thu
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World Press Freedom Day 2012: The Arab Fall
May 4, 2012
Author: Wissam Kanaan, Mahmoud Hajj Mohammad, Mariam Abdullah
Source: Al-Akhabr
On this World Press Freedom Day, Al-Akhbar looks at the
state of the journalistic freedom in various parts of the Arab World.
Syria: The Fourth Estate is Lost in the Dark
A quick survey of the events of the past year is enough to reveal the
bleak state of the media in Syria and the injustice and brutality it suffers.
If we take a look at the numbers, statistics, and reports of relevant
international organizations, the scene becomes even bleaker. This is because
Syria has now
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