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Impact
16 Apr. 2019

Egyptian Mada Masr to receive 2019 Free Media Pioneer Award

Site is rare beacon of freedom in Egypt’s restrictive information landscape.

Impact
09 Apr. 2019

What does it mean to be a progressive media outlet?

Ejeilat considers what it means to be ‘progressive, professional, and critical,’ and how through self-regulation 7iber can ‘walk the walk’.

Media Assessment
Apr. 2019

Assessing the capacity, challenges and sustainability of the community radio sector in Ethiopia

IMS aims to create safer media environments with sound laws for journalists in countries where press freedom and other human rights are in dire straits. We focus on:

Good journalism

Press freedom

Safety of journalists

Global agenda

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