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The state of press freedom

KBIA | By Rehman Tungekar
Published May 3, 2012 at 6:55 PM CDT
An Egyptian protester chants slogans and waves a national flag in front of a minaret at Cairo's Tahrir Square. The country experienced a flourishing of new media outlets after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
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An Egyptian protester chants slogans and waves a national flag in front of a minaret at Cairo's Tahrir Square. The country experienced a flourishing of new media outlets after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. The annual celebration began with a proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. 

Global Journalist marked the event by examining press freedom around the world. Host David Reed also took a closer look at two regions where the most dramatic progress took place in the past 12 months: the Middle East and North Africa. 

Guests:

Jennifer Dunham is the Research Analyst for Freedom of the Press at Freedom House.

Mohamed Abdel Dayem is the Middle East and North Africa program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists. 

 

Correction: On this broadcast journalist Fernando Gallo was incorrectly identified as Roberto Gallo.
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Rehman Tungekar
Rehman Tungekar is a former producer for KBIA, who left at the beginning of 2014.
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