Our Secretary-General, William Morris, continues to discuss new political developments in his ongoing podcast, This Week in the Middle East. … More
Category: Media
On the detention of Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman
On the 12th of March, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, a media mogul, businessman, and journalist from Pakistan was detained and arrested ostensibly … More
UK Foreign Office promoting Media Freedom again
Jack Pearson of the UK’s Foreign Office shares this with the NCF as part of their new Media Freedom campaign. … More
UK government backs Media Freedom – genuinely?
Can a government that imprisons Julian Assange really claim that it backs Media Freedom when this amounts to the bludgeoning … More
World Press Freedom Day gets UK government backing
This has just been sent us for World Press Freedom day from Sue Breeze at the UK Foreign Office. We … More
Detained Without Charges – Journalist languishes in an American jail
Catherine Shakdam contributes this on the Melanie Franklin issue: Another journalist bites the dust, and this time not by the … More
On the killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Writing the introduction to the Next Century Foundation’s Media Credibility Index shortly after the start of the Arab Spring, Jamal … More
Don’t Forget Me
“And, sir, it is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion”, (William Shakespeare, Coriolanus). This is my … More
Press Freedom in Bahrain
The following is a written intervention by the NCF to the United Nations in Geneva: Freedom of Expression is one … More
Adel Darwish with William Morris – From London 01\11\17
William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation, interviewed by Adel Darwish on the latest news and events up … More
Freedom of Expression in Putin’s Russia
Freedom of expression is an essential cornerstone of any democratic society. Constructive dialogue is only achieved when ideas of all … More
The 10th International Media Awards to be held in London later this month
The International Media awards are, presented in London, to celebrate high standards of journalism across the world, but with particular … More
In condemnation of the terrorist attacks
A day after the horrible terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market in which seven people lost their life, the … More
Migration Crisis – Building Trust
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Migration Crisis – Syria
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Ammar al-Shahbander
This sad note about the circumstances of Ammar al-Shahbander’s death just came in from a senior board member of the … More