Hend Selim

•  Position: Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs department at Al Wafd daily newspaper 
• Date of Fellowship: Michaelmas and Hilary 2011-2012
• Sponsor: Mona Megalli

Hend Selim is an Egyptian journalist. She has a bachelor of journalism from the Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University and a professional certificate in print media translation from the American University in Cairo.

She is a foreign affairs editor at Al Wafd newspaper, the main opposition newspaper in Egypt. She won the Mohamed Odah Award for the best article and political analysis in 2007 in a competition organized by the Egyptian Journalist Syndicate. She also works as a freelance journalist.

She is interested in animated cartoons. She has a certificate in animation from the graphic department, the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University.

Research Project

The role of newspapers during the popular revolution in Egypt was vital in shaping public opinion and the revolution itself has marked a turning point in Egypt’s history. There are differences in the coverage of the revolution between newspapers due to different factors such as newspapers’ stances, journalists’ backgrounds, information sources, government stances, law and censorship. 

The research aims to discover the difference in the coverage of the Egyptian, American, British and Israeli newspapers, factors influencing the coverage and the relationship between different variables.