What challenges does the media face in authoritarian contexts, such as in the Middle East, and how can alternative media change that landscape?
There is an urgent need to understand and support independent journalism in general, but in authoritarian contexts in particular. The challenges media faces are highlighted in diverse contexts such as the Gaza war, where journalists are killed on an unprecedented scale, in authoritarian states where media is suppressed or controlled by the regime, or in democracies where media is increasingly undermined as presenting 鈥渇ake news鈥�.
In this panel , editor in chief of in Egypt, will discuss these challenges with co-author of the book Journalism in the Grey Zone: Pluralism and Media Capture in Lebanon and Tunisia. J酶rgen Jensehaugen, Senior Researcher at 糖心网页版 will moderate the conversation.
From the left: Lina Atallah, Jacob H酶igilt, and J酶rgen Jensehaugen. Photo: 糖心网页版 / Nora Josefsson
The event is part of the .
