Women's leadership representation in the independent journalism sector in the Arab world is high especially when compared to their representation within the leadership of mainstream media. How does th...

As the media eco-system debates measures of accountability, self-regulation, ethical conduct and the connection of these measures to sustainability the issue of gender equality and inclusive newsroom ...

Egypt is near the top the list worldwide when it comes to sexual harassment. For the first time there has been a case in court against an editor. May Elshamy accused her editor of sexual harassment in...

This session explores the crises of journalism and freedom of expression globally in term of the quandary in which we find ourselves, faced by religious and ideological extremism (e.g. Islamist extrem...

Much has been said about women as journalists and media managers, about their being victims, about a lack of opportunity, about their being kept under glass ceilings, being paid less, given less oppor...

Who wins public space to become the influencer of the global narrative, with far reaching impact on how we perceive of the world around us? A critical look at technology, the management of fake news, ...

The future of journalism is inextricably bound up with the wider Internet ecosystem. UNESCO, the UN agency with primary responsibility for media freedom and journalists' safety, is consulting worldwid...

Much ado is made about gender equality in the media (in business structures and in terms of content produced) and much money is spent on “gender” programs for media. And yet the business and conte...

Not everything that’s digital is online, so why is it so hard for the journalism industry (especially in the Middle East) to realise that not everything that’s online is digital. What’s happeni...