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By Donna Brutkoski on
12/11/2007 5:45 PM
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An Egyptian blogger who has broken news of official abuse and a Burmese investigative reporter who bravely covers stories few others would touch shared their stories at the National Press Club Nov. 12 during “Breaking Barriers,” a panel discussion presented by ICFJ and the Press Club’s International Correspondents Committee.
Wael Abbas and May Thingyan Hein were in Washington to accept the 2007 Knight International Journalism Awards at ICFJ’s annual Awards Dinner. The two talked about the difficulties they face as working journalists in environments that pose challenges to free expression. ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan moderated the discussion.
“It’s not the best time for media and bloggers in Egypt,” Abbas told the audience at the National Press Club. Several editors of print newspapers were recently jailed by the government, and one of Abbas’s fellow blog ...
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