Julia Belden

Interested or have questions? Reach out to me via DM, by email at beldenju@msu.edu, or on Signal at jbelden.38. This study has received IRB approval from MSU. Feel free to share!

Thank you to the journalism community for your dedication and hard work in the face of incredible odds. 💞

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The results of this study will be published in conference papers and academic journal articles. We are happy to accommodate those who wish to remain anonymous in the published articles. Our survey and informed consent form are available in English and Russian (we can work w/ other languages, too!)

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This is part of our long-running research project on obstacles and challenges faced by journalists around the world. (See some examples of our work below.)

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📣 Attention journalism colleagues!

Michigan State University and Gulf University for Science & Technology are conducting a study on journalists in exile. We’re looking for journalists who have experienced exile to complete a survey and possibly a follow-up interview. 🧵

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Religious freedom is routinely curbed in Central Asia – but you won’t often see it making international news Forum 18, a site based in Norway, is one of the few media outlets specializing in coverage of religious freedom.

In Central Asia, reporting about #Islam—the dominant faith—can lead to censorship. A journalism professor breaks it down: https://buff.ly/4hLJJds (Eric Freedman, Michigan State University) #religion #journalism

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