Alifu Haa
Episode 2: Press freedom in the Maldives
Alifu Haa offers deeper context, extra clips, and behind-the-scenes insights from our features.
21 Jun, 7:55 AM
In our second episode, we dive into our World Press Freedom Day feature, in which we talked to a dozen journalists about the weaponisation of economic pressure to control newsrooms.
0:00 - Introduction to Alif Haa
0:40 - Threats to press freedom
1:14 - President’s threatening phone call to a senior editor
2:14 - Muizzu dialing up journalists happens often
3:30 - Muizzu response to the allegations
4:30 - Fiyaz confronts Muizzu during press conference
5:20 - Police investigation and PG statement
7:10 - State-owned enterprises leverage economic pressure to control media
8:50 - Mihaaru journalist resigns citing political influence on editorial policy
11:20 - Journalists are concerned about public trust in media with proliferation of social media and anonymous accounts.
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