The editor-in-chief of ISNA in Isfahan has been detained by the authorities in connection with the news agency’s coverage of the acid assaults on women. Reports indicate that four ISNA staff were originally arrested in this regard, and while two have been released, Editor-in-chief Zahra Mohammadi and the head of ISNA’s society columns, Sanam […]
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Faezeh Hashemi becomes head of press freedom group
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani has been chosen as the president of Iran’s Association for Press Freedom. The outspoken daughter of Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the Expediency Council chairman, served six months in jail for criticizing government officials and speaking to the press about the mistreatment of her family. The association also chose Badrolsadat Mofidi as vice president […]
Journalists’ group urges renewed freedom for Iran’s reporters
The Iranian Association of Journalists is calling for the elimination of “restrictions imposed on the press and reporters” and says the group should be allowed to officially reopen. In an announcement issued on Tuesday August 6, ahead of the upcoming Journalists Day, the association maintain that more than 200 reporters have been arrested in […]
Journalism after prison More independence, less workplace
How do Iranian journalists deal with journalism after they are released from prisons? How does imprisonment affect their views as journalists? Does it make them conservative or courageous? Do prisons change their perspectives as journalists? Khabarnegaran.info asked these questions from journalists who were recently released from prisons. Independent Journalists Ignore Imprisonment of Iranian journalists […]
Tehran Overshadows Provincial Journalism
The centralization of media in the Iranian capital, Tehran, is an incontrovertible fact. As the role of provincial media is downplayed, news on minority groups and small cities are underreported and journalists residing in provincial areas are blatantly disregarded. “Iran is one of those countries whose media are excessively dependent on the capital. Therefore, […]
Journalism; Main or Second Job
It does not matter if you graduated from a media school or a medical school; newsroom fever attracts you to journalism. However, the fever does not guarantee a smooth career in this field.
Journalism in Iran
In the list of the world’s ’10 Most Censored Countries’, compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Iran is in the fourth place, after Eritrea, North Korea, and Syria.
Journalism scrapped from top university
Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran will not accept any journalism students for the coming year. Enrollment into journalism in the current year was also closed.
Journalism conference addresses Iran’s problems
Iran was a major topic of discussion as about 700 journalists attended a UNESCO conference in Tunisia called New Voices – media freedom helping to transform societies.