Lina Attalah
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“People need to know, people need to consume information and you're shooting yourself in the foot if you're killing the newsrooms that do it properly.”
Lina Attalah · said 2026-11-08 · reported 2026-11-11
Attalah argued that suppressing rigorous newsrooms harms the public's access to reliable information.
“send a chilling message”
Lina Attalah · said 2026-11-08 · reported 2026-11-11
Attalah told the BBC that a recent crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt was meant to send a chilling message to remaining newsrooms.
“the very few newsrooms that are left”
Lina Attalah · said 2026-11-08 · reported 2026-11-11
Attalah told the BBC that a recent crackdown targeted the very few independent newsrooms still operating in Egypt.
“It's much better if you have a little space left to have it open for professional media organisations who do rigorous reporting, because if we disappear, then you make the space for conspiracies and disinformation,”
Lina Attalah · said 2026-11-08 · reported 2026-11-11
Attalah told the BBC that allowing professional media organisations to operate benefits Egyptian society and prevents the spread of disinformation.
“Everybody should be careful, everybody should be scared, everybody should be wondering if they are next.”
Lina Attalah · said 2026-11-08 · reported 2026-11-11
Attalah warned that journalists in Egypt should be careful and fearful amid a widening crackdown on independent media.