It has been a year since the heady days of revolution that lead to the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. But a year later, journalists covering the continuing demonstrations are still being targeted in the streets, and those pushing for greater media freedom face setback after setback. The offices of private broadcasters […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) recently spoke with Wieland Schneider, foreign desk editor at Austria’s Die Presse newspaper. While at university, Schneider began working as a “crazy, young” freelancer covering conflict in former Yugoslavia. Since then, he has reported from conflict zones around the world. We talked with Schneider about his recent experiences covering the revolutions in […]

To describe 2011 as a turbulent year for Syria would be an understatement. As other regimes in the Arab world have fallen, President Bashar al-Assad has ruthlessly clung to power. At every step, media attempts to shed light on developments have been thwarted. The government has cracked down on local journalists and denied access to […]

Media professionals have come under attack while covering clashes between protesters and security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo – in an echo of the violence against the media that occurred during the mass demonstrations that ousted former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power earlier this year, according to news reports. Reporters covering the latest […]