senior editor international desk but now things have changed in the us under trump he says hanna ingber senior editor international desk sabry its very confusing i dont know who we will use as a role model now hanna ingber senior editor international desk declan asks if fake news was a concept in egypt hanna ingber senior editor international desk sima says it hasnt necessarily been fake news in egypt but news with an agenda hanna ingber senior editor international desk she adds that some people thought she would photoshop her photos because they didnt understand journalism lf lawrence ferrara reader boston ma a crucial exploration of one of the basic foundations of any democracy even more important in transitional democracies like egypt freedom of the press hanna ingber senior editor international desk sima says that when you are thinking about pitching a story in egypt she must always think about her safety first hanna ingber senior editor international desk dana adds that when you get away from cairo it is much harder to work because people arent used to seeing cameras or foreigners c carine reader toronto on im an egyptian journalist living in canada from my discussions with egyptian friends and family there seems to be a lot of distrust of the media there especially foreign media why do you think that is do you think journalists have a responsibility to fix that distrust hanna ingber senior editor international desk declan is asking dana what its like to work as a women in egypt and the region hanna ingber senior editor international desk dana says that one benefit is that she can go into both female and male settings whereas her male colleagues would never be able to go somewhere where its all women hanna ingber senior editor international desk carine declan is asking your question now hanna ingber senior editor international desk sabry says the main problem is when the government or officials say the international media shouldnt be trusted gw garrett wolfe reader ukraine im a us peace corps volunteer in ukraine i teach english and other subjects at a village secondary school what can we as educators do to prepare the next generation to preserve or advocate forcreate press freedoms hanna ingber senior editor international desk garrett wolfe declan is asking your question hanna ingber senior editor international desk sima says she loved photography when she was in school she doesnt know if educators have a specific role to encourage press freedoms hanna ingber senior editor international desk declan there does seem to be an issue of the publics trust of the press hanna ingber senior editor international desk declan is now talking about his own experiences hanna ingber senior editor international desk declan says that in many places foreign journalists have challenges but local journalists have the real safety concerns hanna ingber senior editor international desk thanks everyone for joining us today our conversation with declan walsh sima diab sabry khaled and dana smillie