In this interview, Democracy Now correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous talks about the nature of reporting from Tahrir Square, the role his nationality plays in covering the uprisings, and how reporting in Cairo has changed over the course of the uprisings.
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On November 6th photographer Alisen Redmond spent 14 hours in jail after she was arrested during the break-up of Occupy Atlanta. Redmond is a journalist for The Sentinel at Kennesaw State University.
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A crisis in a new Egyptian newspaper over an academic’s criticism of the SCAF leadership does not bode well for the future of independent media.
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Reporter Raymund Villanueva describes the current situation for journalists in the Philippines, explains what precautions journalists are taking to do their work safely, and describes what he calls the “tragic” state of democracy in his country.
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Global Journalist Security is a new private security firm that provides journalists, human rights advocates, non-profit groups, private news organizations, and citizen journalists with consulting and training in security and self-defense.
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The South African parliament passed the Protection of State Information Bill which opponents say is a step backwards for freedom of speech and democracy in South Africa, calling it a return to media censorship during Apartheid.
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Interview with photojournalist Carlos Miller. We get his take on the treatment of photographers covering the Occupy movement. In April 2007 Miller founded the website Photography Is Not A Crime after he was arrested for taking photos of police.
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