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 ResistanceOn 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 [...]
