Op-Ed: Why Kurdish Media Must Reform

By HIWA OSMAN
Iraq Country Director
Institute for War & Peace Reporting

The recent election in Iraqi Kurdistan ushered in a new era for the region’s media, posing fresh challenges for news organisations, the government and the parliament.

In the past, the ruling parties were the driving force in the political process. But a formidable opposition emerged on election day, and the political game seems to have changed forever. The main player in the Iraqi Kurdish political scene today is t…