English Lesson: The Moment Has Arrived for Al Jazeera English, Except in the US
[This is a sidebar article to the May/June 2011 cover story, “Breathing Room: Toward a new Arab media,” which you can read here.] Back in November 2008, I skewered Al Jazeera English’s live…
Breathing Room: Toward a New Arab Media
(May/June 2011) Before there was Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or even Al Jazeera, there was Hama, Syria. It was 1982 and an anti-government protest was put down with ferocious violence. The Syrian…
The Mission of Indonesian Journalism: Balancing Democracy, Development, and Islamic Values
Vol. 16 No. 2 April 2011 -- Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, has been called a template for Muslim political reform and has the potential to serve as a bridge between the United…
Egypt Through My Students’ Eyes
(March 2, 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook message arrived in my inbox early afternoon Pacific time. It was evening in Cairo on Feb. 4, the…
The Al Jazeera Revolution
(Feb. 2, 2011) As darkness fell on Tahrir Square the night of Feb. 1, a giant makeshift TV screen broadcast Al Jazeera's live coverage of the Egyptian uprising to the enthusiastic crowd. The…
Arab Spring Interviews (Links)
NPR’s Here and Now: Libya’s Revolution: Made in Qatar? NPR's Here and Now: Al Jazeera English Seeks to Expand U.S. Audience TVO Canada The Agenda CNN's Reliable Sources NPR's On…
Inside Pakistani Journalism
(Feb. 12, 2011) The Pakistani public, long skeptical of American goals in Afghanistanand the Muslim world, is now outraged over Washington’s insistence that the authorities release a former…
Columbia Univ. Dart Center Interview
Columbia Univ. Dart Center Interview For Journalism and Trauma (Feb. 1, 2011) A media scholar explains how Arab news professionals, under siege as governments seek to manage their message, see…
The Opportunity and Peril for the U.S. in Egypt’s Rebirth
(Feb. 4, 2011) "The birth pangs of a new Middle East." That was how then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described Israeli bombing of Beirut during the 2006 war with the Shiite…
Indonesian Journalism: Lessons for the U.S.?
Published on CJR.org Feb. 4, 2011 American journalism is, as they say, “in transition.” But while the import of traditional values such as accuracy, balance, and professionalism are under…
What you need to know about the unrest in the Mideast: Experts explain
What you need to know about the unrest in the Mideast: Experts explain why what happens in that volatile region matters to you Question: To what degree is U.S. foreign policy contributing to or…
Arab Media Revolution Spreading Change
(Jan. 31,2011) Egyptians have overcome their fear of the police state. It is a seminal moment in the history of the Arab world's largest and most influential nation. The upheaval underscores a…
