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JUN 24, 2008
Beijing orders tighter media controls
Financial Times
China’s ruling Communist party has ordered a strengthening of its news media propaganda system, dashing hopes of a more liberal approach to censorship in the wake of relatively vigorous domestic reporting of the Sichuan earthquake.
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JUN 23, 2008
Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra
ProPublica
The ranking member of the House foreign relations committee thinks it's time Congress takes a hard look at Alhurra. In a letter today (pdf), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) requests that Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) "hold immediate oversight hearings and initiate an investigation" of the troubled U.S.-backed channel.
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JUN 23, 2008
U.S.-Funded Arab Language TV Network Under Scrutiny
PBS
A U.S. government-funded Arab language television network, Al Hurra, has been the focus of recent criticism over both its lack of viewership and content choices. Two experts discuss how the network has fared and its ties to U.S. diplomacy efforts in the Middle East.
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JUN 23, 2008
U.S. Network Falters in Mideast Mission
The Washington Post
Al-Hurra -- "The Free One" in Arabic -- is the centerpiece of a U.S. government campaign to spread democracy in the Middle East. Taxpayers have spent $350 million on the project. But more than four years after it began broadcasting, the station is widely regarded as a flop in the Arab world, where it has struggled to attract viewers and overcome skepticism about its mission.
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JUN 22, 2008
U.S.-Funded Arab TV’s Credibility Crisis
CBS
America has been struggling with its image in the Middle East for decades but, after Iraq, Arab opinion plummeted. The Bush administration felt it had to act fast to explain America to the Arab world. So it began spending about $100 million a year on a U.S. government news channel in Arabic. It's called "Al Hurra," meaning "The Free One."
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JUN 22, 2008
Lost in Translation: Alhurra—America’s Troubled Effort to Win Hearts and Minds
ProPublica
An Arab-language television network and radio station, founded by the Bush administration to promote a positive image of the United States, has aired anti-American and anti-Israeli viewpoints, has showcased pro-Iranian policies and recently gave air time to a militant who called for the death of American soldiers in Iraq.
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JUN 19, 2008
Short-wave radio: snap and crackle goes pop
The Economist
Propaganda, news, curiosity and even espionage were the fuel of short-wave radio broadcasts...Though the BBC's World Service uses around 15 different technologies to reach its listeners, short-wave is still king: latest figures, published last week, show 105m of its 182m-strong global audience still listen that way, the majority of them in Africa.
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JUN 18, 2008
Waiting For Obama: The First Global Election
The Huffington Post
Nothing could be more accurate today than the political chant from Chicago in 1968: "The Whole World is Watching"...In the past month, I have seen this phenomenon first hand. I have traveled to Syria, Peru and Bolivia as a speaker in the State Department's public diplomacy program. In each country, I heard from US embassy staff about how a record number of foreign journalists have requested travel to the US to cover the elections.
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JUN 17, 2008
Will China wall off access to Olympic broadcasters?
Palm Beach Post
As a visiting communications professor teaching in Beijing last fall, Nancy Snow gave talks to state officials about how to deal with the Western media during the 2008 Summer Olympics. At times, it seemed like the sides were a world apart. Snow tried to get the Chinese to understand how journalists expect to be treated, but the Chinese wanted to know how to "manage" the media.
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JUN 16, 2008
Blogger arrests hit record high
BBC News
More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report. Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.
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