Reporters Against Power (series)

Reporters Against Power (series)

Journalists have long played a role in the resistance against powerful dictatorships and injustice. Journalist Fidan Ekiz travels to Columbia, Turkey, Uganda, Russia, Myanmar and Hong Kong to speak to the people committed to reporting on the society around them, despite the considerable risks that this involves. In this six-part series, Ekiz explores how journalists can make a profound difference, while facing threats both to their safety and to the concept of truth itself. These episodes offer a background on situations that have only darkened since the time of filming.

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Reporters Against Power (series)
  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 1 - Turkey

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    Fidan revisits Istanbul, where she used to work as a news correspondent. Turkey has changed a lot under president Erdogan. For journalists who are critical towards the government, the social climate has become much harsher. Independent ne...

  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 2 - Uganda

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    On paper Uganda is a democracy, but in reality nepotism and corruption are the rule. Journalism is one of the lowest paying jobs, and journalists, newspapers and TV stations are easily intimidated.
    Freelance video journalist Ntege Willi...

  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 3 - Colombia

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    In this episode Fidan visits Henry Ramirez, a local journalist in the port city of Buenaventura. Its harbor attracts powerful criminals and drug smugglers , making it one of the most violent cities in Colombia. Henry has disclosed the exi...

  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 4 - Myanmar

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    Fidan arrives in Yangon on the eve before the latest elections. The military regime has promised fair elections, but who can tell what will really happen?

    There is one television station that has committed itself to monitoring the elec...

  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 5 - Hong Kong

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    Fidan travels to Hong Kong, where the free press is slowly being silenced by communist China.

    According to Shirley Yam of the Hong Kong Journalist Association it is like boiling a frog: “If you boil the water slowly the frogs doesn’t n...

  • Reporters Against Power, Ep. 6 - Russia

    Directed by Kees Schaap • Documentary • 2016 • 42 minutes

    In Moscow, Fidan visits Novaja Gazeta, one of the few critical newspapers in Russia.

    Ever since six journalists of NG were murdered in the line of duty, chief editor Muratov worries about the danger his colleagues get themselves into. ...