NEWS: “Al-Jazeera English Named TV Channel Of The Year”
From Al-Jazeera English Five-year-old network recognised for its coverage of Arab Spring, and for innovative use of social media on The Stream. Last Modified: 23 Feb 2012 04:42 The five-year-old network has picked up a number of awards recently Al Jazeera English has been named News Channel of the Year at this year’s Royal...
CNN: “Is Twitter Aiding Terrorism?”
From CNN By Kevin Flower, CNN updated 4:43 PM EST, Fri December 30, 2011 STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center is threatening legal action against Twitter The center claims Twitter has aided Hezbollah and al-Shabaab by allowing them to use its services The center notes that U.S. law prohibits any aid to officially...
TIME MAGAZINE 2011 PERSON OF THE YEAR: “The Protestor”
From Forbes By Jeff Bercovici Congratulations, Wall Street occupiers. You did it! You got yourselves named Time’s Person of the Year! Okay, so you had a little help from your fellow protesters, in Egypt, Tunisia, Russia, Yemen, Libya and some other places. And maybe those protesters have accomplished a little more than you have. (Remember when celebrity chef...
HUFFINGTON POST: “Al-Jazeera English Adds Chicago Bureau”
From Huffington Post First Posted: 12/ 5/11 12:45 PM ET Updated: 12/ 5/11 01:50 PM ET Al Jazeera English is expanding its U.S operations with a new bureau in Chicago, and the addition of three new correspondents. The network, which launched a New York City operation in August, announced the expansion on Monday. John Hendren comes to...
EXCLUSIVE: “Change Media Discourse By Writing Yourself” By Joseph Mitchell
By Joseph Mitchell Exclusive | The Crescent Post October 20, 2011 American political discourse is vibrant and varied, but there are consistent, unchallenged problems with the discussion of certain issues. The New York Times consistently reports on the Israeli-Palestine issue from a position that is minimally, but consistently, pro-Israel. Muslims are regularly and unreasonably associated...
ABC NEWS VIDEO: “Jake Tapper vs. Jay Carney on Killing US Citizens”
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AFP: “Egypt Police Raid Al-Jazeera Offices in Cairo”
From Agence France-Presse (AFP) Sep 29, 2011 02:18 PM US/Eastern Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of Al-Jazeera Egypt on Thursday, confining its journalists to one room and confiscating equipment, the channel’s bureau chief told AFP. Ahmed Zain said the officers entered the channel’s new premises, roughed up staff, forced them into one room and took away their identity papers. One of...
NY TIMES: “In Pakistani Media, the U.S. Is a Target for Bitterness”
From The New York Times Akram Shahid/Reuters/ Supporters of a religious political party burned an effigy of President Obama at a rally in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday. By SALMAN MASOOD Published: September 27, 2011 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States might still be weighing its options about how to deal with Pakistan, but many politicians, retired...
