A Forest of Uprooted Trees: New-Exile Journalism

“Ernst Reuter, with other German scientists in exile in Ankara, was planning to establish a radio station to give a voice to Germany. They even designed some programs. An exile radio… 85 years later, together with other refugees in exile, Dündar founded Özgürüz Radyo in Berlin to make Turkey’s voice heard. A tragic repetition of history… painful but also instructive… exile is a reality of oppressed societies: like prison, like censorship… The media in exile is another reality… The history of the press is full of examples of journalists and writers trying to reach those on the border. Going beyond the borders of the country under bans…” This chapter will discuss the new-exile journalism, new options for cross-border journalism, solidarity and the networks of exile journalists.