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Despite gains in press freedom, news organizations and reporters engage in self-censorship as a strategy to protect themselves and their business.

‘Acting with integrity means honestly probing the causes of the many problems and tensions that define the modern Middle East …’

‘Thinking about courage becomes a reflection on humanity.’

‘Reckless correspondents endanger not just themselves but everyone in the close-knit teams that operate in Iraq.’

INSI has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Broadcasting Union in pushing for a United Nations Security Council resolution on news media safety. This move was…

‘Journalists, both then and now, too readily allow fears of a public backlash to inhibit their actions.’

El Tiempo’s investigative editor ‘has become accustomed to receiving floral arrangements and notes sent to regret her death, a form of indirect death threats.’

The clash of cultures ‘affects editors’ and reporters’ ability to investigate stories and break new ones.’

International News Safety Institute (INSI) is a nonprofit organization comprised of journalists working on behalf of other journalists. As such, it requires the support of concerned journalists and news organizations…

‘What is absent in journalism is not courage but consciousness and compassion.’