An independent press and an open internet are critical to the future of functioning, free societies. However, press freedom is facing unprecedented threats around the world. CNTI offers new research and first-person insights into the challenges journalists face and the steps they are taking to continue to bring truth to light.
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Iran emerges as a prominent example of decline in both internet and press freedoms. It serves as both a distinctive case marked by its own intricate challenges as a country and a microcosm of the global threats to press and…
A virtual gathering with journalists and policy experts to discuss the importance of reliable information.
The Fight for Press Freedoms Around the World
From October 10 to 12, 180 participants gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, for the first CNTI-led Newsgeist.
From Afghanistan and Nigeria to Ukraine, journalists speak of exile, legacy, and resilience.
My father has spent over 1,050 days arbitrarily detained in Guatemala for his reporting.
Reporting on the front line in Syria, the Empire of Silence.
By targeting the media and journalists, government leaders seek to portray them as enemies in order to control the narrative and eliminate criticism.
When Russia seized Crimea in March 2014, I ventured there to report on how Ukrainians were coping under occupation. The full-scale invasion in February 2022 brought an even darker reality.
If you’re waiting for a press crackdown in the U.S. to look like what happened in Syria or Lebanon, you will miss it. In the U.S., the pressure comes differently.
In the darkest and most ferocious moments of Nigeria’s totalitarian experience, two survival strategies worked for us: courage and community.