Spiegel: US-sponsored television in the Middle East is "Cheaper than an Invasion"
Here's another in a long line of features on Alhurra, this one from Spiegel.
Posted by Matthew Burton on June 5, 2005 at 11:05 PM in Alhurra | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (276)
Australia's ABC on Election Radio
ABC (Australia) broadcast this report back in January on Election Radio, a German-funded radio project in the run-up to the Iraq election. This is the first Iraqi instance I've seen of such a technique:
Having sent their stories over the internet to Germany, producers in Berlin then put them together to make up the half hour Election Radio program. This is then sent back to Iraq, also as an MP3 file over the internet, to local partner stations from where it is finally broadcast.
Posted by Matthew Burton on June 5, 2005 at 10:52 PM in Elections, Internet, Radio | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (264)
BBC: Syrian media slow to open up
The media sector in Syria is now strictly controlled, with most publications and media outlets owned by the state. In the face of growing international political pressure on Syria to open up to the rest of the world, there are cautious steps in that direction.
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Posted by Matthew Burton on June 5, 2005 at 04:57 PM in Middle East media | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (208)
International Conference on the Iraqi Media to be Held in Baghdad
Organized by the Iraqi National Communications and Media Commission (NCMC),The two-day meeting, scheduled for June 14 and 15, will cover various aspects of the Iraqi media, including journalists’ safety, press freedom, commercial development and training.
“The Media in Iraq – A New Future,” see www.ncmc-iraq.org
Posted by Vanessa Hetherington on June 2, 2005 at 11:16 AM in NCMC | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (282)
