journalism
Al-Masry Al-Youm Board Chairman receives Dubai Press Award for Best Column
Egypt
March 30, 2019
Al-Masry Al-Youm Board Chairman receives Dubai Press Award for Best Column
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE has delivered the Best Column Award of…
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
Technology
March 10, 2019
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media landscape
A text-generating “bot” nicknamed Tobi produced nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland…
Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison
Egypt
March 4, 2019
Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan walks free after five years in prison
Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, walked free on Sunday after spending over five years in jail.…
Taliban confront fake news, social media in propaganda war
Middle East
February 15, 2019
Taliban confront fake news, social media in propaganda war
Fighting “fake” news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army – the Taliban’s sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity…
Iranian TV anchor arrested on visit to US
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Iranian TV anchor arrested on visit to US
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a…
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
World
December 19, 2018
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from…
Concern for Khashoggi
Opinion
October 24, 2018
Concern for Khashoggi
Some have questioned the global attention surrounding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul.…
Trust covenant
Opinion
October 22, 2018
Trust covenant
In the midst of “the epic of disappearance and death of Jamal Khashoggi,” between the denunciation, exploitation and extortion of…
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
Culture
October 22, 2018
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
A biopic of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, is a celebration of journalism as…
Egyptian authorities receive applications for media website licenses
Egypt
October 20, 2018
Egyptian authorities receive applications for media website licenses
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt is now receiving applications for media website licenses starting from Sunday…