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Celebrate World Press Freedom Day with the Doha Centre

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) is hosting an early celebration on May 1 to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. A three-hour event at the Qatar National Convention Center will…

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Is Qatar media free? Two local institutions aim to find out

In hopes of bolstering the quality of journalism in Qatar, two institutions have announced plans to evaluate the local media landscape. The first is being conducted by the Doha Centre…

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Resolving to protect new media coverage

Yesterday I was at the Doha Centre for Media Freedom’s forum on Media and Arab Revolutions. Guest speakers from Tunisia, Egypt, and the editor-in-chief of Al Jazeera Arabic weighed in on…

Forum: Media and Arab Revolutions – Role and Impact

Forum: Media and Arab Revolutions – Role and Impact The Doha Centre for Media Freedom is hosting a public forum on May 2 at the Sharq Village & Spa, in part…

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New Doha Media Freedom Centre director to take measured approach

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom has been promised “full freedom and full support,” said its new director, 61-year-old Dutch journalist Jan Keulen, during a press conference this morning. Keulen is the former program…

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BREAKING: Doha Centre for Media Freedom reemerges

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom is relaunching, the organization has announced through Twitter. Expect a special announcement next week after Its new director arrives in Qatar, organizers told Doha…

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