In their experiences, conversations and future directions, they create a portrait of what is happening in journalism today.

While most Iranian journalists have to operate with extreme caution, foreign journalists can be more frank on the issues they face in Iran.

‘One bargains with oneself. How much can I sacrifice before I lose respect for myself as a journalist?’

‘Speaking Farsi helps expand our ability to gather news. It means we can tap into a more extensive network and speak to more Iranians, even if we’re not based in…

‘Iran’s filtering and blocking regime has been described by various experts as second only to China’s.’

‘What makes news in the West are Iran’s "menacing" actions in Iraq or words against Israel, with such stories told in a similar narrative, encased in little context and with…

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Journalists — Iranians and Westerners — share their firsthand experiences as they write about the challenges they confront in gathering and distributing news and information about Iran and its people.…

‘As a standard to separate news from nonsense and a guide to ethical reporting, objectivity is about as reliable as judging character by the firmness of a handshake.’

‘As I settled in on the National Desk, I gradually realized I had found the guide to my life I had been searching for. It certainly wasn’t religion in the…