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Do Journalists Deserve Special Status? October 5, 2010 by Eleeza V. Agopian If anyone with a camera, computer, or blog can be considered a journalist, does it make sense for laws to create special protections for journalists? Or, if a journalist must be someone employed by a media organization, someone who earns a regular salary and is specifically tasked with collecting and disseminating news and information, does it make sense to extend special legal protections only to that group?	E-Governance for Iraq - Day 2 of Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies Conference September 28, 2010 by Michael Clarke Building on the momentum from the first day of IREX and IWPR's “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies” conference in Erbil, Dr. Dr Adil Matloob, Advisor to Minister of Science and Technology, announced the details of Iraq's groundbreaking e-governance plan, saying that Iraq needs to address critical areas "to bring to light the transformational impact of information, communication and technology tools."
Iraq- Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies September 27, 2010 by Michael Clarke More than 150 journalists and civil society leaders gathered in Erbil, Iraq for a ground-breaking two-day media conference, entitled “Emerging Technologies, Emerging Democracies,” held by IREX and the Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR).	IREX Moves Iraq’s E-governance Agenda Forward June 10, 2010 IREX is bringing together government and civil society stakeholders to provide a unique opportunity to take advantage of this prospect for fostering good governance, through its Building Bridges through Technology program, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
IREX Audience Research in Iraq: Citizens Value News but also Distrust It April 28, 2010 A market research survey commissioned by IREX has revealed a general distrust of TV media; the highest rated TV network in Iraq was seen as "trusted" by only 33% of Iraqis. This distrust of media in Iraq extends to foreign language media as well with most (67%) Iraqis expressing distrust in non-Iraqi news.	Iraqi Students Get Taste of Professional Journalism as Interns September 30, 2009 For the first time, journalism students in Baghdad will be able to practice their craft before launching professional careers in a new internship program IREX has launched. With the cooperation of the College of Information at Baghdad University, in July IREX instituted two one-month internships for journalism students.
IREX Observes World Press Freedom Day May 3, 2009 On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, IREX would like to recognize the thousands of journalists, media workers, and media outlets with whom we have the honor to work as friends and colleagues. Without their hard work, without the risks they take every day, and without their dedication and sacrifice, more citizens throughout the world would be deprived of the vital news and information they need to actively participate in the development of their neighborhoods, towns, countries, and regions.	Iraqi Media Help Inform Citizens Ahead of Elections March 17, 2009 On January 31, Baghdad was quiet after a long and tense night before the first elections held in Iraq since December 2005. While election violence had been relatively low compared to 2005 and security was extremely tight, Iraqis were nervous not only about security on Election Day but also about the results and what clues they would hold for the future direction of Iraq. Would voters support religious parties, regionally based blocs, or more secular parties? Would Sunnis participate in greater numbers than they had in the 2005 elections?
Kurdish Parliament Ratifies Landmark Press Law December 16, 2008 On September 22, the Kurdistan parliament ratified Kurdistan Press Law No.35; the culmination of an intense advocacy campaign led by IREX. At the request of the Iraq Parliament’s Culture and Media Committee, IREX worked with three other advisors – Judge Hadi Azeez Ali, a member of the Supreme Court in Iraq; Hussein Al-Sahi, a well-respected journalist, and Hasan Kareem A’ti, a lawyer and human rights activist – to form an advisory committee to provide recommendations on the draft law.	Media Rights Advocate in Iraq Calls for Media Law Reform March 25, 2008 The Iraqi Journalist Rights Defense Association (IJRDA), in cooperation with IREX’s Strengthening Independent Media in Iraq (SIMI) program, published its annual report, Violations of Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Expression in Iraq for 2007, on violations against Iraqi journalists. According to the data for 2007, 54 journalists were assassinated, 31 were arrested, 10 were abducted, and 10 media outlets raided.