The late American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron famously declared in a 1970 recording that “the revolution will not be televised.” In the case of the uprising in Syria, this phrase almost rang true. Unlike the closely documented protests in Tunisia and Egypt, in which 24-hour news coverage captured the historic fall of two long-standing […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned over the latest media related developments in the Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in particular the closure of critically-oriented media outlets. Currently, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski can count on friendly coverage by the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over the arrest of three photojournalists by the Georgian authorities. Irakli Gedenidze, the personal photographer for Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Foreign Ministry photographer Giorgi Abdaladze, and European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) employee Zurab Kurtsikidze were detained on 7 July and accused of spying for Russia, EPA Editor-in-Chief Cengiz […]

Four American journalists were arrested on Monday while filming anti-government protests in Egypt, according to CNN.com. Producer and former Al Jazeera journalist Jason Mojica, Egyptian-American energy consultant Sherif Helwa and two unidentified crew members had been covering the unrest in Suez for Vice magazine when they were handed over to military intelligence by Egyptian citizens. […]