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 (267)
Beirut's Al-Safir on TV and radio landscapes
It has become common to launch a new television or radio station beamed to Iraqis every week, and so it is difficult to work out how many there are. However, despite the proliferation of stations, Iraqis still prefer satellite channels, which rank first in terms of the number of viewers, with some exceptions here and there.
Along with Al-Iraqiyah Channel, which is not very popular among Iraqis despite its excellent programme production, particularly the political programmes (five each week), Al-Sharqiyah channel, which is owned by the well-known media mogul Sa'd al-Bazzaz, was launched. Iraqis jokingly call this channel "Al-Ba'thiyah", although its viewers are increasing in number owing to its focus on satirical programmes that make fun of public and political life in Iraq. As for the newscasts, they are unreliable, owing to their repeated mistakes.
Continue reading "Beirut's Al-Safir on TV and radio landscapes"
Posted by Matthew Burton on August 4, 2004 at 02:17 PM in Media landscape, New television, Radio | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (124)
Baghdad's favourite radio station gives residents a voice - Michael Howard
From a modest family house somewhere in a western Baghdad suburb, Radio Dijla is fighting crime, saving lives, and treating the emotional traumas of lovesick teenagers.
Unthinkable during the Saddam era, this is Iraq's first talk radio station. It is only a small commercial channel that has sprung up in the maelstrom of the capital, but has already struck a chord with residents.
Up to 18,000 callers a day try to contact the station - it only answers a fraction of that number - and it has become Baghdad's favourite.
Click here to view this Guardian article
Posted by Vanessa Hetherington on June 10, 2004 at 05:01 PM in Native media, New television, Radio | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (95)
CNN LIVE AT DAYBREAK
Out of a modest building on a Baghdad side street, an American staple has come to Iraq, talk radio. The first independent all-talk radio station in the country, Radio Dijla (ph), is the brainchild of Ahmad Rikaby.
Click here to view the rest of this transcript.
Posted by Vanessa Hetherington on June 4, 2004 at 05:18 PM in Native media, Radio | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (185)
