journalism
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report released on Wednesday that for the second year…
Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter
World
December 6, 2017
Russian lawmakers vote to bar entry to US reporter
The State Duma lower house of Russia’s parliament voted on Wednesday to bar correspondents of US mass media, including The…
Al Bawaba newspaper confiscated for reporting on escapee former interior minister
Egypt
September 4, 2017
Al Bawaba newspaper confiscated for reporting on escapee former interior minister
Egyptian authorities ordered the confiscation of Al-Bawaba newspaper on Sunday for reporting on the disappearance of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who…
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
Egypt
August 19, 2017
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
The State- run committee assigned to seizing funds and assets of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated members, decided on Thursday to assign…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt
August 1, 2017
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information
Egypt
July 30, 2017
National Authority of journalism releases recommendations to monitor false information
The National Authority of Journalism, assigned to supervise and administrate the state-owned press institutions, issued recommendations on Saturday aiming to…
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Science
June 16, 2017
Blocked news websites in Egypt go active at dawn, witness suspension in afternoon
Several social media users and officials from a number of media outlets, that were recently blocked in Egypt, said in…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
Absent glitter and Trump, journalists honor press freedom
World
April 30, 2017
Absent glitter and Trump, journalists honor press freedom
Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event…