Tag: exiled journalism
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“I was part of Meydan TV, and I am proud of it,” Aytan Farhadova
‘Do you work together?’ the investigator asked. At the time, our response was no. Now, I can say that I did work with them.
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NEMO stands in solidarity with Meydan TV and its team
On December 6, 2024, the regime of Ilham Aliyev illegally detained six employees of Meydan TV, the largest digital news outlet in Azerbaijan and co-founder of NEMO.
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The challenges of journalism in exile in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
The onslaught of dictatorships poses a challenge to the international community: to preserve the last reserve of all freedoms
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A Nicaraguan journalist’s recurring nightmare in exile
There are ten vehicles packed with police officers outside my house. They shout, break in by force, and take me away. My family watches in despair, not understanding why this is happening. I’m crying. Luckily, this isn’t real. It’s just a nightmare that I’ve been having for the past three years. In 2021, I had…
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Five challenges exiled media face when reporting from abroad
Fleeing a country is, perhaps, one of the last decisions that independent journalists want to make. It implies renouncing the one thing that makes their reporting truly valuable: being on the ground. But for many, witnessing events as they unfold —and telling the world about them— represents a great danger to their lives. Under these…
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Meduza faced the most intense cyberattack campaign in its history
In February 2024, the Russian authorities launched a series of cyberattacks against Meduza, which have been more intense than any we’ve ever faced. The assault began around the time of Alexey Navalny’s death — about a month before Russia’s upcoming presidential election. Meduza has faced similar attacks before, of course —we have been dealing with…
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Are social media platforms hurting exiled media? A conversation with Ole Chavannes
In the pursuit of sustainability, exiled media outlets face multiple challenges. Many newsrooms have concluded, for example, that generating income from traditional advertising is almost impossible because local companies prefer to avoid retaliations from authoritarian governments. Under these circumstances, one of the most logical steps for exiled media is to experiment with programmatic advertising. But…
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Why is exiled media so different? An interview with Sudeshna Chanda
Part of advocating for the exiled media landscape consists of explaining —in different spaces and platforms— what is the nature, peculiarities, and challenges of news organizations that have been forced to operate outside of their home countries. The Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO) sees this effort as a means for audiences, donors, and supporters…
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How attackers hijacked the phone of Meduza co-founder Galina Timchenko
The public has known for years that governments around the world use software developed by an Israeli cyber-arms company to spy on journalists, opposition politicians, and activists. Investigative journalists published a series of bombshell reports in July 2021 about the widespread abuse of Pegasus, a powerful tool marketed exclusively to state clients for use against only…