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…
Breathing Room: Toward a New Arab Media
(May/June 2011) Before there was Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or even Al Jazeera, there was Hama,…
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…
Egypt Through My Students’ Eyes
(March 2, 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…
The Al Jazeera Revolution
(Feb. 2, 2011) As darkness fell on Tahrir Square the night of Feb. 1, a giant makeshift TV screen…
Arab Spring Interviews (Links)
NPR’s Here and Now: Libya’s Revolution: Made in Qatar? NPR's Here and Now: Al Jazeera…
Inside Pakistani Journalism
(Feb. 12, 2011) The Pakistani public, long skeptical of American goals in Afghanistanand the…
Columbia Univ. Dart Center Interview
Columbia Univ. Dart Center Interview For Journalism and Trauma (Feb. 1, 2011) A media scholar…
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…
Indonesian Journalism: Lessons for the U.S.?
Published on CJR.org Feb. 4, 2011 American journalism is, as they say, “in transition.” But…
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…
Arab Media Revolution Spreading Change
(Jan. 31,2011) Egyptians have overcome their fear of the police state. It is a seminal moment in…