The Intern Diaries: Enemy of the State?

Hearing a story of journalists being stopped from reporting freely always hits a chord with fellow journalists.

Geoff interviews former presenter Sedef Kabas. She was charged and faced 10 years in jail over a tweet, although she was later acquitted. Source: SBS Dateline

So when Dateline’s Geoff Parish heard of some in Turkey being jailed or having their offices raided, he wanted to find out more.

They say they’ve been targeted for speaking out against the government, even though the country’s leaders deny that connection.

In the latest of our Intern Diaries podcasts, he tells Kate Eastoe about the risks being taken by those continuing to speak out.

Watch Geoff's Dateline story in full: