Social Media’s Rise: A PR Blessing, And A Curse
HAYDEN SUTHERLAND, ANDREW MACKAY: Social and digital media are changing traditional comms, giving rise to new communicators.…
Al-Qaida’s Alternative to Cosmo Magazine
AMERICAN BEDU: Al-Shamikha, meaning ‘Majestic Woman’ in Arabic is a women’s magazine which Al-Qaida has combined elements of Soldier of Fortune and “Cosmopolitan” magazine.…
The Real Damage of Vanity Fair’s Attack on Dubai
MATT J. DUFFY: Gill's article does not make the case for stricter press laws, rather it shows the need for journalists to take their profession seriously...…
New Urgency For Anti Cyber Censorship Day
NASEEM TARAWNAH: We have seen just what happens at the hands of the Internet. We have witnessed the possibilities and seen them realized in countries like Tunisia and Egypt...…
Why Hillary Clinton Has Become an Al Jazeera Fan
ISSA KHALAF, MONDOWEISS: Satellite and cable owners refuse to carry Al Jazeera for something other than the false explanation of competition, and that is fear of “real news” about Israel.…
Peninsula Journalism Attack Resonates Regionally
MATT J. DUFFY: The 'fourth-estate' is crippled by lack of legal protection, and journalists unwilling to deal with the consequences of being critical argues the Peninsula - to almost universal agreement.…
Is this Al Ahram? Official Paper Gets Teeth
ZEINOBIA: The changing face of Egypt's official newspapers, and reports into the whereabouts of Mubarak's millions...…
Bad Timing For Vogue’s Syrian First Lady Splash
NEWS FROM SYRIA: As the region seethes Vogue magazine provides us all with a moment of diversion. It's unlikely to do the Assads any favours. …
Title Irony: Why Journalists like to do PR on PRs
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It infuriates me because I know how very dishonest the practice is - from a media that insists on telling us that it is the only trustworthy source.…
Politics, Meddling and Al Jazeera’s Independence
STEVE ROYSTON: At one time or another, Al Jazeera has made enemies of Bahrain, Kuwait, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Iraq, but is that just the price of reporting 'the truth'?…
