Added on 09/05/2011
James M. Dorsey
Activist , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bashar al-Assad , Beirut , Bin Laden , Censorship , Colonel , East Africa , Electricity , Facebook , Foreign media , Libya , Media , Media outlets , Mediterranean , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , President , Syria , Syrian government , Syrian military , Tripoli , Twitter , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Embattled regimes have failed in their effort to choke off independent reporting to ensure that their version of events dominates the news.
Added on 04/05/2011
Mondoweiss
Afghanistan , Bush , East Africa , Iraq , Massachusetts , Media outlets , Middle East , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , United States , White House , Yemen
BRIAN VAN SLYKE, MONDOWEISS: Far from drawing the curtain on the ‘War on Terror’ the assassination of bin Laden has given it a boost.
Added on 12/04/2011
Matt J. Duffy
Abu Dhabi , Al Ittihad , Arabic media , Bahrain , Censorship , CNN , Dubai , Dubai Crime , Dubai Laws , Dubai police , Egypt , Facebook , Gulf News , Local media , Media outlets , News media , Nichola Jones , Qatar , Qatar Peninsula , Reuters , Saudi , Social Media , The National , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates , Yahoo!
MATT J. DUFFY: The question all UAE, and indeed regional, newsrooms ask is what is the responsible approach. A responsibility to reporting the facts, or to safeguard their future.
Added on 15/02/2011
Natasha Tynes
Arabic , Egypt , Media outlets , Social Media , Twitter
NATASHA TYNES: Events in Egypt have woken up global media to the importance of Arabic, especially in social media and communications with their audiences.
Added on 09/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Dalia Mogahed , Democracy , Egypt , Media outlets , Middle East , Obama , President , Religion , The Huffington Post , Tunisia , United States , White House
DALIA MOGAHED: The majority of Egyptians want democracy and see no contradiction between the change they seek and the values to which they surrender.
Added on 07/02/2011
Rob L. Wagner
blogs , Censorship , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Jeddah , Media outlets , Media watchdog , Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Online media , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information , Social Media
ROB L. WAGNER: The Kingdom doesn’t yet require blogging licenses, but vague language in a new licensing law may hold surprises for Saudi bloggers.
Added on 26/01/2011
Common Ground News Service
American University of Beirut , Beirut , Civil society , Dubai , Emir , Facebook , Jordan , Journalist , Lebanese parliament , Lebanon , Media outlets , Middle East , Nasser Al-Missned , Online media , Project Manager , Qatar , Social Media , Social networking , Twitter , YouTube
HANI NAIM: The conclusion is no one is immune to social media. Activists, Governments, journalists are all now trying to harness its power in the Arab world.
Added on 15/12/2010
Remona Aly
BBC , Common Ground News Service , Europe , Islam , London , Media outlets , Mehdi Hasan , Memorial Day , Mexico , Middle East , New York , New Zealand , Poet , Public Relations , Social networking , United Kingdom , United States
REMONA ALY: A bold initiative by young Muslim professionals to improve Britons’ view of Islam has sparked much debate. It may also be a template worth copying.
Added on 12/12/2010
Sultan Al Qassemi
Abu Dhabi , Crown Prince , Dubai , Edward Said , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Kuwait , Media outlets , Qatar , Social Media , The National , United Arab Emirates
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Public intellectuals reflect the conscience of society and should not be regarded as a threat, but as part and parcel of the community.
Added on 03/12/2010
Matt J. Duffy
Abu Dhabi , Cablegate , Censorship , Dubai , Gulf News , Iran , Local media , Media outlets , North Korea , UAE government , UN Court , United Arab Emirates , Wikileaks
MATT J. DUFFY: I suggest that one—or preferably all—of the UAE’s press outlets compile a simple report analyzing the leaked cables. The report should be published without a byline so no single reporter can be sued.
Added on 24/11/2010
James M. Dorsey
Atlantic coast , Baghdad , Beirut , Cairo , California , Casablanca , Copenhagen , Dubai , Dubai airport , Dubai Political System , East Africa , Eastern Europe , Egypt , executive director , Gaza , Hamas , Heavy Metal , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Kuwait , Lebanon , Media outlets , metal , Middle East , Morocco , Muhammad VI , Musician , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , Persian Gulf , Political systems , President , rapper , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Shiraz , The Star , TNT , United Arab Emirates , United States , University of California , YouTube
JAMES M. DORSEY: As dark as that moment was for Casablancan rockers, the trial was a turning point setting Morocco on a path to becoming one of the Arab world’s more liberal societies when it comes to alternative lifestyles.
Added on 12/10/2010
Ahmed-Al-Omran
Media outlets , Ministry of Culture and Information , Saudi Arabia
When MOCI, after 3 years of stagnation, finally decided to grant licenses for new radio stations, the average price was around SR50 million…
