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GCC governments order media to support Qatar’s right to host World Cup

  • Peter Kovessy
  • June 11, 2015
Press freedom advocates say attempting to control the tone of media coverage should be condemned, but others see it as a positive step that’s needed to balance the negative coverage the country has faced in recent years.
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Leaderless for a year, Doha Centre for Media Freedom appoints new head

  • Peter Kovessy
  • February 16, 2015
Some hope the latest restructuring will help DCMF play a more active role in promoting press freedom in Qatar and strengthen the country’s position as a media hub alongside institutions such as Al Jazeera and Northwestern University in Qatar.
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Qatar fires director of Doha Centre for Media Freedom

  • Shabina S. Khatri
  • December 1, 2013
Dutchman Jan Keulen is the second director and the second boss to be sacked from the center. Staffers say his exit puts the future of DCMF and its mission in doubt.
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DCMF director: Advocating media freedom in Qatar ‘a balancing act’

  • Doha News Team
  • June 22, 2013
While working on an article about free speech in the region, Doha-based Canadian journalist Mark Anderson recently sat down with Jan Keulen, director of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom.…
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Senior manager resigns from Doha Centre for Media Freedom

  • Peter Kovessy
  • December 4, 2013
Less than a week after its head was fired for unknown reasons, the organization is losing its second-in-command, casting its future into further doubt.
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Report: Qatari law prevents journalists from doing their jobs

  • Omar Chatriwala
  • April 27, 2013
Two local institutions have published back-to-back reports that offer detailed insight into Qatar’s media landscape. In our first post, we covered Northwestern University in Qatar’s regional survey, which found the…
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Longtime editor defends journalists in Qatar

  • Doha News Team
  • March 25, 2013
Though it is home to Al Jazeera, Qatar has long received low scores on international press freedom indexes because of its local media scene. These reports cite the fact that newspapers…
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DCMF urges Qatar court to lift gag order on journalists at Villaggio fire hearings

  • Doha News Team
  • March 15, 2013
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom has spoken out against the recent challenges Doha News has faced in reporting on the Villaggio fire hearings, saying it regrets to hear that journalists…
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Local papers, Doha Centre for Media Freedom clash in war of words

  • Doha News Team
  • May 14, 2012
Incensed by criticism made about Qatar’s media scene during a recent Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) event, local journalists are responding with scathing editorials criticizing the centre and demanding its…
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