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Mar 24, 2012

Indonesia can teach Egypt about post-revolution generals and politics

JAKARTA (March 24, 2012) — "We warned them about trusting the military." The topic…

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Feb 11, 2012

Report on Media and Policy in the Muslim World Retreat

(Feb. 10, 2012) Journalists across the Muslim world are in need of political and practical…

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Oct 28, 2011

POWs, Dead Dictators, and Journalistic Ethics

(Oct. 27, 2011) The young Iranian prisoner was no more than fourteen, still caked with a thick…

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Jun 02, 2011

Lawrence Pintak on the Arab Media Revolution: A CJR Podcast

“Autocratic Arab governments have long controlled news and information with an iron hand,…

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Jun 02, 2011

Tweets from the Revolution

(June 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…

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Mar 03, 2011

Egypt Through My Students’ Eyes

(March 2, 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…

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Feb 22, 2011

The Al Jazeera Revolution

(Feb. 2, 2011) As darkness fell on Tahrir Square the night of Feb. 1, a giant makeshift TV screen…

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Feb 15, 2011

Arab Spring Interviews (Links)

NPR’s Here and Now: Libya’s Revolution: Made in Qatar? NPR's Here and Now: Al Jazeera…

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Feb 05, 2011

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…

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Feb 01, 2011

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…

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Feb 01, 2011

Arab Media Revolution Spreading Change

(Jan. 31,2011) Egyptians have overcome their fear of the police state. It is a seminal moment in…

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Jan 22, 2011

Crowd-sourcing Tunisia: separating electronic rumor from reality

(Jan. 21, 2011) The Tunisian revolution is another reminder of the power of viral media. But it…

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