DCMF Archives

5 min

Politics

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

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.

3 min

Politics

Leaderless for a year, Doha Centre for Media Freedom appoints new head

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.

4 min

Politics

Qatar fires director of Doha Centre for Media Freedom

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.

7 min

News

DCMF director: Advocating media freedom in Qatar ‘a balancing act’

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.…

2 min

Politics

Senior manager resigns from Doha Centre for Media Freedom

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.

5 min

News

Report: Qatari law prevents journalists from doing their jobs

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…

2 min

News

Longtime editor defends journalists in Qatar

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…

2 min

News

DCMF urges Qatar court to lift gag order on journalists at Villaggio fire hearings

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…

2 min

News

Local papers, Doha Centre for Media Freedom clash in war of words

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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