journalism
Morsy discards complaints against journalists
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Morsy discards complaints against journalists
President Mohamed Morsy has discarded complaints filed by the presidential legal affairs department against certain journalists, said presidential spokesperson…
Public Prosecution releases Dutch journalist arrested for “spreading Western culture”
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Public Prosecution releases Dutch journalist arrested for “spreading Western culture”
Prosecutors on Tuesday released Dutch journalist Rena Netjes pending an investigation on charges she is working in Egypt without a…
With forensic report inconclusive, accusations fly over journalist’s death
Egypt
March 3, 2013
With forensic report inconclusive, accusations fly over journalist’s death
It has been more three months since Al-Fagr journalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif was shot and killed in clashes between…
Update: Marches arrive to Tahrir from across Cairo
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Update: Marches arrive to Tahrir from across Cairo
A number of marches arrived in Tahrir Square from Talaat Harb Square, Shubra, Al-Fatah Mosque downtown and Mustafa Mahmoud Square…
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
Egypt
September 28, 2012
Indebted and overstaffed, how can state-owned papers survive?
The Free Officers wanted their 1952 coup to go down in history as a revolution of the people, but they…
Media organizations say press reforms not enough
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Media organizations say press reforms not enough
Media and press freedom organizations have criticized the appointment of figures close to the Freedom and Justice Party to leading…
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Salafi Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar declined an appointment to the Supreme Press Council, members of which were picked by…
Watching the demise of journalistic form
Opinion
September 4, 2012
Watching the demise of journalistic form
I am no wordsmith, but I have a fascination with language. I am no grumpy grammarian, but I admire clean…
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
Egypt
August 14, 2012
Fresh edits: New leadership at state-run media raises concerns about Brothers’ grip
A number of columnists in privately-owned newspapers such as Al-Watan, Youm7 and Al-Tahrir published blank opinion articles on Thursday to…
Wafd portal journalists protest chief editor’s dismissal
Egypt
July 29, 2012
Wafd portal journalists protest chief editor’s dismissal
A number of journalists at Al-Wafd Daily’s online portal have started a sit-in inside their offices, in protest of the…