IDRC Photo: Nadine Robitaille

For some journalists, being under the gun has nothing to do with a deadline.

The free flow of information is the lifeblood of democracy. Without press freedom, democratic development is an unattainable goal.

On November 2, IDRC hosted a roundtable discussion with journalists from the developing world who have been up against apartheid, tyranny, censorship, corruption, and other enemies of democracy.

Women’s community radio station manager Humaira Habib from Afghanistan, investigative journalist Alejandra Matus (Chile), pioneering blogger Hossein ‘Hoder’ Derakhshan (Iran), and seasoned newspaper editor Mathatha Tsedu (South Africa) related their personal experiences as part of a discussion on The Fourth Estate: The Media and Democratic Development. Carleton University journalism professor Allan Thompson, editor of The Media and the Rwanda Genocide, moderated the dialogue.

2007-11-02 12:00 (Ottawa)
IDRC Speaker Series: The Fourth Estate: The Media and Democratic Development