Foreign editor of The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald Maher Mughrabi will draw out Lina Attalah (Mada Masr, Egypt) in conversation on press freedom in the Arab world.
When her Cairo newspaper shut down, Attalah started a new digital outlet, Mada Masr, that’ s shaken up Egyptian media and is collectively owned by 23 founding journalists. Now she’s giving young journalists jobs and training — while continuing to tell the stories that need to be told. Hear about Lina’s passion for the power and importance of journalism. Find out what it’s like as a journalistin post-Arab Spring Egypt.
Join us for a fascinating discussion and Q&A at this special satellite event of the Storyology festival (August 10-13) – your only chance to see Lina in Melbourne.
The event is free but registrations are essential — follow the prompts here to register.
The Walkley Foundation Australia-Arab International Journalism Speaker Program is supported by the Australian Government through the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade.
