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Posts Tagged ‘Arab Media’

Iqbal Tamimi – Why would Rupert Murdoch want to buy a stake in Saudi Media?

By Iqbal Tamimi • Sep 5th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Biography, Internet and Communication, Iqbal's Choice, Israel, Newswire, Religion, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

It seems that the Western media is after Arab media platforms, or are they only after the deep Arab pockets? People in the Middle East are still in a state of shock after last week’s Yahoo business venture of buying Maktoob.com, the only Arab internet portal based in Jordan.
Now the latest news is that Rupert [...]

Ramzy Baroud – Beyond Media Revolutions: Is Arab Media Truly Free?

By Ramzy Baroud • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Internet and Communication, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

On February 12, 2008, Arab League information ministers issued a communique outlining 'tough' guidelines for Arab satellite channels. The new guidelines specifically prohibited the broadcasting of negative reporting of heads of state, religious or national figures.
In following days, a massive campaign of denunciation, led by those who felt targeted by the new policy, joined by [...]