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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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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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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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