International Journalism

‘Why not create a ProPublica-like news organization here to give the public more watchdog journalism?’

 ‘At the start of our Web relaunch, here’s what we had: essentially no money, no reporters, a creaky and often barely functioning custom-made Web platform, a wonderfully talented young staff…

‘“You mean it’s OK in your country to tell a leader what to do?” a few of them asked.’

After returning to the United States following a long stint overseas, a reporter is reminded that it is still all about adapting to circumstances.

Global Radio News, an online agency for reporters, insists on fair treatment and insurance to protect those whose work takes them into harm’s way.

‘We work hard to make our stories break out of the “should read” category and into the “want to know” one.’

 ‘At the start of our Web relaunch, here’s what we had: essentially no money, no reporters, a creaky and often barely functioning custom-made Web platform, a wonderfully talented young staff…

Protests in Iran and China have spotlighted the use of social media, showing its power in finding ways to push information past barriers set up by government.

Working for a Western magazine in Iran, a journalist finds that he has acquired some surprisingly close acquaintances—from the ministry of intelligence. And strangely, they are all called Mr. Mohammadi.

September 2001 – First Iranian blog appears on the Internet.November 2001 – Blogger Hossein Derakhshan develops a step-by-step guide to blogging in Farsi.RELATED ARTICLE“Attempting to Silence Iran’s ‘Weblogistan’”– Mohamed Abdel…