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Egypt's endangered journalists help foster next generation

Cub reporters in Egypt are learning how to cover news the mainstream media often ignores, as the youngsters discover their own potential.
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CAIRO — Bashkatib, an initiative that began in 2013 to help young writers publish their works, is expanding.

Egypt is known for its suppression of the press, ranking 159th out of 180 on Reporters Without Borders' 2016 World Press Freedom Index. Yet in Minya governorate of Upper Egypt, a small initiative is schooling youngsters in the art of journalism.

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