Joel Campagna joined the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in 1996 as senior program coordinator for its Middle East program. He oversaw CPJ’s research and advocacy for the Persian Gulf, Mashriq, Maghreb, and Turkey. From 1993–96, Campagna was a consultant to Human Rights Watch, conducting research in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria.

Campagna has lived and studied in Egypt where he attended the American University in Cairo’s intensive Arabic language program. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a bachelor’s degree in Middle East Studies from Fordham University.

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