Daoud Kuttab

Daoud Kuttab "is a Palestinian journalist and media activist. Born in Jerusalem in 1955, Kuttab studied in the United States and has been working in journalism ever since 1980. He has worked in the Arabic print press (Al Fajr, Al Quds and Assinara) before moving to the audio visual field. He established and presided over the Jerusalem Film Institute in the 90s. In 1995 he helped establish the Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN) a censorship free Arab web site. He established and has headed since 1996 the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University. In 1997 he partially moved to Amman (because of family tragedy and remarriage) and in 2000 established the Arab world’s first internet radio station AmmanNet. Mr. Kuttab is active in media freedom efforts in the Middle East. He is a regular columnist for the Jordan Times, The Jerusalem Post and the Daily Star in Lebanon. He has co produced a number of award winning documentaries and children’s television programs. His op ed columns have appeared in the NY Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angles Times, The Daily Telegraph and Shimbum Daily in Tokyo. He has received a number of international awards among them the Committee to Protect Journalists Freedom of Expression Award, the International Press Institute World Press Freedom Hero, PEN Club USA Writing Freedom Award and the Leipzig Courage in Freedom Award."


 * Advisory Board, Global Voices
 * Vice President, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
 * Winner of the CPJ's International Press Freedom Award in 1995