Tajik Media Faces Exodus
A combination of state pressure and lack of jobs is weakening the country's journalism sector.
A combination of state pressure and lack of jobs is weakening the country's journalism sector.
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Locals note gradual move away from highly politicised dissent towards more professional standards.
Credible reporting is disappearing from the public discourse.
A combination of rising violence and family pressure means that the numbers of female reporters are dwindling.
“First they destroyed opposition-leaning and independent media inside the country, and then they shifted to the international media."
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