Tabsir

‘The Blood’ and ‘The Bang-Bang’: A Freelancer in Syria

‘The Blood’ and ‘The Bang-Bang’: A Freelancer in Syria

FRANCESCA BORRI, TABSIR: The demands of the editors are depressingly obvious and there is little interest in explaining context.

 Mich Cafe

‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet.

‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet.

MICH CAFE: I’ve personally known several journalists who have been assassinated. It’s still a very dangerous occupation in the Middle East.

 Richard Silverstein

Photo of the Year: One Tender Moment in Gaza

Photo of the Year: One Tender Moment in Gaza

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Time Magazine has chosen its ‘Photo of the Year’ and it is a moment of great sadness during the recent onslaught on Gaza

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

An Iraqi Icon: Fadhil Al-Azzawi Reviews His Career

An Iraqi Icon: Fadhil Al-Azzawi Reviews His Career

AMIRA ABD EL-KHALEK, CGNEWS: He is one of the Arab World’s most revered authors and recently looked back on his life of writing.

 The View From Fez

‘Major Boost’ for Moroccan English Language Media

‘Major Boost’ for Moroccan English Language Media

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The story of English language media in Morocco is not a happy one. The arrival of a new title though is cause for hope

 Tabsir

Thomas Friedman: PR Guy for the Israeli Government?

Thomas Friedman: PR Guy for the Israeli Government?

DANIEL M. VARISCO: Another one eyed piece from Mr Friedman. Is it too much to ask that he simply recognises the realities of Palestinian life?

 Mondoweiss

‘Reprehensible’ Media Coverage of Gaza Attack

‘Reprehensible’ Media Coverage of Gaza Attack

MONDOWEISS: The coverage of the Gaza attack by mainstream media has invoked the outrage of leading academics and commentators on Middle East affairs

 Alexander McNabb

Beirut Bomb: ‘Mainstream Media’ Becomes Social Media

Beirut Bomb: ‘Mainstream Media’ Becomes Social Media

ALEXANDER MCNABB: It’s the first time I’ve witnessed the so-called established media diving head first into the social media whirl. It sets a dangerous precedent.

 Mich Cafe

Two Syrian Female Activists Receive Global Recognition

Two Syrian Female Activists Receive Global Recognition

MICH CAFE: One is a lawyer and human rights activist the other is a leading author but the bravery of both women has been acknowledged by a wider audience

 Alexander McNabb

The UAE’s ‘Blue Pencil’: A Much Lighter Touch

The UAE’s ‘Blue Pencil’: A Much Lighter Touch

ALEXANDER MC NABB: My recent experience of being, ah, ‘moderated’ is a far cry from my experiences over the past 25 years

 Mich Cafe

Oqda: “I Will Film Until My Last Breath”. He Did.

Oqda: “I Will Film Until My Last Breath”. He Did.

MICH CAFE: Abdelkareem al-Oqda was a Syrian blogger and citizen journalist who exposed the horrors of the Syrian revolution and for that he has been killed.

 Tabsir

Turbanned, Bearded and Angry: Western Media on Islam

Turbanned, Bearded and Angry: Western Media on Islam

DANIEL M. VARISCO: The Newsweek cover this week is lazy and sensationalist. Not a lot has changed since Edward Said wrote a famous essay 30 years ago.

 Common Ground News Service

So What Is the Future of Political Blogging in Egypt?

So What Is the Future of Political Blogging in Egypt?

NADINE EL SAYED: The names of once marginalised voices have entered the mainstream in Egyptian political discourse. But do they have a long term future?

 Naseem Tarawnah

New Regulation: Goodbye Free Speech in Jordan

New Regulation: Goodbye Free Speech in Jordan

NASEEM TARAWNAH: Internet censorship is coming soon to Jordan and coming in a big way. What can any of us do?

 Syria News Wire

Syria: We All Have 20:20 Vision in Hindsight

Syria: We All Have 20:20 Vision in Hindsight

SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Eight years ago the prevailing opinion about the future of Syria was optimistic. A British journalist knew better than everyone apparently

 Crossroads Arabia

MidEast Journalism: Whatever it Was, It Never Happened

MidEast Journalism: Whatever it Was, It Never Happened

CROSSROADS ARABIA: These stories serve as a useful reminder: Be very skeptical about any reporting coming out of the Middle East.

 Alexander McNabb

Twitter: Shoddy Journalism on the Cheap

Twitter: Shoddy Journalism on the Cheap

ALEXANDER MCNABB: When you’ve got people actually there tweeting, you don’t have to be there to report on it, do you?

 Syria News Wire

Playing ‘Cat and Mouse’ with the Syrian Army

Playing ‘Cat and Mouse’ with the Syrian Army

NEWS FROM SYRIA: VICE Magazine has been spending some time with the Free Syrian Army. Will their reporting divide opinion once again?

 The View From Fez

Furore Over New Moroccan Media Rules

Furore Over New Moroccan Media Rules

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: An attempt by Islamists to mould the Moroccan media in its own image?

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can civil servants judge whether a journalists is being ‘professional’? The simple answer is they can’t

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