Despite the general Arab decline in the press freedom rankings, the region’s media have, in many ways, actually become freer.
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Egypt’s independent media have earned their revolutionary stripes, while the state's mouthpieces have simply switched allegiance to the ‘new emperor’. But which model will endure?
Is Turkey truly a role model for the Arab Spring or is it actually a secular democracy in its autumn years?
Jordanian journalists believe they do not enjoy enough freedom – a malaise shared with the rest of the Middle East. But why?
Egyptians are slowly overcoming their fear of authority, but old habits die hard.
