Code of conduct for Palestinian journalists

An interesting project I worked on recently in Palestine. A Ramallah-based NGO called Civic Forum Institute teamed up with senior Palestinian journalists to develop a code of conduct for election reporting. No election date set as yet in Palestine but the principles of fair and balanced journalism apply to everyday reporting as well. Check it out here. http://www.cfip.org/sign.php

Cash-strapped ICC takes on Mali

My piece from IRIN on the ICC's Mali investigation.

Media come under fire in South Sudan

A piece from Al Jazeera on the situation for South Sudanese journalists


Media come under fire in South Sudan - Features - Al Jazeera English

Libya media training

A video from my Danish colleague Per Vinther documenting a media training project we are working on in Libya. It follows journalists at the Roaya newspaper. They were an impressive group and Roaya looks the most likely of all the Benghazi newspapers (there were 100s after the revolution) to survive.

Benghazi Libya May 2012

Harsh censorship shuts down papers in Sudan

Unbylined for security reasons but a piece from my recent trip to Khartoum.

 Harsh censorship shuts down papers in Sudan » International Media Support (IMS)

Sudan-South Sudan peace deal

My story from Africa Investor on the peace deal between Sudan and South Sudan. Mixed opinions on whether it will last.