Journalism in exile

News

Carlos Dada, director de El Faro: “Lo más importante que el periodismo puede hacer ante una dictadura es decir la verdad”

El periodista salvadoreño impartirá la Reuters Memorial Lecture de 2026. Aquí habla de su trabajo y de cómo informar de un país desde el exilio.

Carlos Dada, editor of El Faro: “The most important thing journalism can do in a dictatorship is to tell the truth”

The Salvadoran journalist will deliver the 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture. In this interview, he discusses his work and the challenges of reporting from exile.

How to cover a country cut out from the Internet? The battle to report on Iran from exile

Four Iranian journalists in exile share the challenge of reporting on their homeland amidst the longest blackout their nation has ever experienced

Así informan los periodistas cubanos desde el exilio sobre una isla sin libertad

“Los periodistas tenemos que estar al servicio de quienes quieren denunciar su situación en Cuba”, dice José J. Nieves del sitio El Toque.

Exposing the regime from afar: How Cuban journalists report from exile on an island with no press freedom

“People want to expose their situation in Cuba. As journalists, we have to amplify their voices with our tools,” says José J. Nieves from news site El Toque

These are the exiled Venezuelan journalists joining forces to report on Maduro’s ouster from afar

Six reporters and editors discuss how they’ve covered a momentous week, what foreign colleagues often get wrong on their country, and why repression is likely to stay in place for now.

Research

From exile to home: the risks for journalists returning to Syria after the war

Journalist Asmaa al-Omar from Syria unpacks the risks for exiled journalists returning to Syria

Still listening: audience strategies of Russia-focused media in exile

Journalist Maria Kiseleva unpacks the challenges of reaching audiences from exile amid censorship and disengagement.

The rise of citizen journalism in Myanmar

Citizen journalists operate under constant threat, adopting pseudonyms and encrypted communications to evade detection by a regime that has weaponised information.

Events

The 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture: Journalism as Resistance

Carlos Dada, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, delivers the annual lecture

Journalism in exile: lessons from Latin America and East Africa