Squeezed: Saudi Journalists Coming Under Pressure
AHMED AL OMRAN: New regulations that are coming into force in Saudi Arabia mean increased oversight of their work
Sinan Antoon: ‘The Barbarian Who’s Keeping It Real’
TABSIR: A celebrated novelist, poet and filmmaker Sinan Antoon reflects on life in Iraq before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein
The ‘Essential Collection’ on Syria’s Blighted Year
NEWS FROM SYRIA: It begins with the infamous Bashar interview and continues grimly as death and mayhem envelop the country
Media Still Searching For its Role Post Arab Spring
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Government has a huge influence on what is reported, even if in theory the relationship is supposed to be at a distance.
GCC Media and the Language of Racism
CHRISTINA HEBERT: “Aren’t they people too?” He was a man. She was a woman. Their lives mattered. Let’s show that they did.
Censorship Undone: CBS Stands Up to Israeli Pressure
JUAN COLE: A report on the plight of Palestinian Christians proved to be too much for the Israeli authorities.
Journalism and Religion: Breaking the Taboo
CG NEWS: The Arab Spring succeeded in breaking many of what used to be sensitive issues, but religion remains yet to be tackled and reported…
“Picture an Arab Man”: See What Google Says
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: A project by an Iraqi Canadian photojournalist confronts cliche and stereotype
The Myth That is Values-Based Analysis
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The U.S should only support regimes that believe in ‘our values’, says Tom Friedman. Really?
Free Speech: All You Need is Mic & Laptop
CGNEWS: Three young Libyans have used their new found freedom to set up a radio station to discuss issues formerly off-limits.
Pure Theatre: The Drama Of The Press Conference
MAURICE CHAMMAH, ARABLIT: It’s a performance which has protagonists and an audience. Too often though the drama is not reflected in the finished article
Israel: A Nation with War in its DNA?
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Do Israelis wish their children and their enemies’ children to be cannon fodder for this permanent war machine?
The Shadid Legacies: Linked by a Common Humanity
ANOUAR MAJID, TABSIR: The sudden demise of Anthony Shadid calls to mind the work of one of his relations.
A Worrying Journalistic Twend: Twitter Tales
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Journalists are taking to Twitter to stand up stories on selected, partial tweets. Balanced? Fair? Honest? Since when has that sold a story?
What Happens When Journalists Want War
NEWS FROM SYRIA: Christopher Hitchens famously did it with Iraq and now his friend Nick Cohen is doing the same on Syria – advocating for war.
Collective Silence Greets Activist Trial Statement
MATT J. DUFFY: The people of the UAE deserve to know the context surrounding this trial. The press does them a disservice by ignoring crucial elements of the story.
News Analysis: Yosri Fouda’s “Free Speech” Protest
NEWS ANALYSIS: The story behind prominent Egyptian political talk show host Yosri Fouda’s suspension of his programme indefinitely on Friday.
Big Claims By ‘WSJ’ on Iran & Bahrain. But Proof?
DAVID ROBERTS: The Wall Street Journal has published a very curious piece indeed on the relationship between Iran and Bahrain. It’s long on allegation but very short on proof.
Tunisian Media – It’s ‘Not Up to the Mark’
MOURAD TEYEB, CGNEWS: ‘With freedom comes responsibility’ goes the saying. The Tunisian media need to start taking their’s seriously.