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Leaks - a badly behaved guest in the newsroom
The recent 'Facebook Files' - revelations about the inner workings of the tech giant published by the Wall Street Journal - were based on leaked internal information. But while leaks can be a valuable source of information for journalists, they can also be used to manipulate them.
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Have you been hacked? - What Pegasus spyware revelations mean for journalists
How to protect yourself following the news that sophisticated spyware has been used to hack the smartphones of journalists, activists and politicians around the world.
‘Journalism is sacred work’ - Afghanistan’s frontline reporters
Afghanistan ranks as one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Yet despite targeted killings and an uncertain future, many Afghan reporters are determined to stay and bear witness to the events unfolding in their country.
How can we confront Islamophobia in the media?
The events of September 11, 2001 exacerbated anti-Muslim sentiment in the Western media, but Islamophobia had been around for a long time beforehand.
Secrecy is journalism's deadliest foe
When journalists unquestioningly swallow the narrative put forward by governments in the name of 'secrecy', it serves no-one
‘It was like the end of the world’ - the reporter's tale from 9/11
Al Jazeera’s Washington correspondent recalls the events of September 11, and explains how life for him as a Muslim journalist in America was forever changed in the aftermath
![Alireza, left, and Zakarya met on a reporting assignment in Kabul in 2014 [Photo courtesy of Zakarya Hassani]](/sites/default/files/ajr/2021/Alireza3.jpeg)
We were journalists in Afghanistan - I got out; he was killed
Afghan journalist Zakarya Hassani escaped from Kabul to Paris after the Taliban takeover. Later, he watched in anguish as his best friend, Alireza Ahmadi, died trying to do the same.
Writer’s Opinion
Clive Stafford Smith
Secrecy is journalism's deadliest foe
When journalists unquestioningly swallow the narrative put forward by governments in the name of 'secrecy', it serves no-one
Peter Greste
Professional Integrity: The Cornerstone of Protection
Propaganda and censorship are as old as war itself, but that has generally been a struggle to control the story rather than targeting
Hassan Aourid
The West forms a new Arab “Imaginary”
Years ago, the Moroccan thinker Hassan Aourid published his book titled "The Refracted Mirror of the West". Among its major topics was his seeking for media intervention to shape a new public…
Diaries
‘It was like the end of the world’ - the reporter's tale from 9/11
Al Jazeera’s Washington correspondent recalls the events of September 11, and explains how life for him as a Muslim journalist in America was forever changed in the aftermath
We were journalists in Afghanistan - I got out; he was killed
Afghan journalist Zakarya Hassani escaped from Kabul to Paris after the Taliban takeover. Later, he watched in anguish as his best friend, Alireza Ahmadi, died trying to do the same.
The fall of Kabul - lessons from a field reporter
Al Jazeera's correspondent in Afghanistan describes what it was like to report events during the recent Taliban takeover.
Reports
Leaks - a badly behaved guest in the newsroom
The recent 'Facebook Files' - revelations about the inner workings of the tech giant published by the Wall Street Journal - were based on leaked internal information. But while leaks can be a valuable source of information for journalists, they can also be used to manipulate them.
Have you been hacked? - What Pegasus spyware revelations mean for journalists
How to protect yourself following the news that sophisticated spyware has been used to hack the smartphones of journalists, activists and politicians around the world.
‘Journalism is sacred work’ - Afghanistan’s frontline reporters
Afghanistan ranks as one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Yet despite targeted killings and an uncertain future, many Afghan reporters are determined to stay and bear witness to the events unfolding in their country.
How can we confront Islamophobia in the media?
The events of September 11, 2001 exacerbated anti-Muslim sentiment in the Western media, but Islamophobia had been around for a long time beforehand.
‘It was like the end of the world’ - the reporter's tale from 9/11
Al Jazeera’s Washington correspondent recalls the events of September 11, and explains how life for him as a Muslim journalist in America was forever changed in the aftermath
![Alireza, left, and Zakarya met on a reporting assignment in Kabul in 2014 [Photo courtesy of Zakarya Hassani]](/sites/default/files/styles/preview/public/ajr/2021/Alireza3.jpeg?itok=hKsimt0y)
We were journalists in Afghanistan - I got out; he was killed
Afghan journalist Zakarya Hassani escaped from Kabul to Paris after the Taliban takeover. Later, he watched in anguish as his best friend, Alireza Ahmadi, died trying to do the same.