Media
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What the Sky Decision Tells Us About Media Reform By Dan Hind
The purchase by Murdoch of the shares in Sky currently owned by Pearson and others won’t mean that a viable media system will become the plaything of unaccountable interests. The media system won’t suddenly turn into a conduit for commercial propaganda, an instrument of state manipulation. It won’t become a fatally unreliable source of information… Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011
6 March 2011– creative-i.info Saudi Arabia releases Shiite cleric after Shiites staged protests The Canadian Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities have released a Shiite cleric two days after Shiites in the eastern region demonstrated demanding his release. Tawfiq al-Amer, who was arrested last week after he called for a constitutional monarchy, … www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iW10N5CVXXncUP1VewWwYunIng0A?docId=6160003 Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info Qaddafi strikes back at Libya rebels’ western advance Christian Science Monitor Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi pushed back Sunday against a rebel advance toward Mr. Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from Libya’s ‘liberated’ east. Rebels walk forward as smoke raises from mortar and tank shelling during a fight against Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Stories and Links for 5-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info Newslinks Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinksfor 6 March 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2001 Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011 Tunisia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011 Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011 Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinksfor 6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info ‘US must keep Muslim Brothers from Egypt gov’t’ – Jerusalem Post “I think we ought to be very clear that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be part of a future government in Egypt,” Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), 58, told The Jerusalem Post in his first interview with an Israeli paper Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2001
6 March 2001 — creative-i.info In Bahrain, a key opposition leader signals openness to compromise Washington Post By Michael Birnbaum MANAMA, BAHRAIN – A day after protesters chanting anti-government slogans packed downtown Manama, a key hard-line opposition leader said Saturday that he would be willing to make peace with the royal family – but only Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info Yemeni soldiers killed in attack Aljazeera.net Suspected al-Qaeda fighters have killed four Yemeni soldiers in the province of Marib, to the east of the capital, Sanaa. Sources in the area told Al Jazeera that suspected al-Qaeda gunmen opened fire on the soldiers as they passed in a military … english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/03/20113685346945172.html Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Saudi Arabia Bans All Protests Voice of America Saudi Arabia has banned all protests following several small gatherings of demonstrators demanding change in the conservative kingdom. The country’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday on state television that security forces would use what it called … www.voanews.com/english/news/Saudi-Arabia-Bans-All-Protests-117458783.html Continue reading
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Bahrain Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2001: ??Obama administration may prefer Mideast stability to democracy
5 March 2001 — creative-i.info Bahrainis Fear the US Isn’t Behind Their Fight for Democracy New York Times By THOMAS FULLER MANAMA, Bahrain — As more than 100000 protesters descended into the streets on Friday, women uniformly dressed in black flowing robes carried signs saying, “Revolution: The only solution.” Thousands of Shiites took part in Continue reading
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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info DreamWorks options movie rights to WikiLeaks books Times LIVE The DreamWorks studio has optioned movie rights to a pair of books about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his controversial Website that is bent on revealing government secrets, company officials said. One of the books is “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian … www.timeslive.co.za/world/article950165.ece/DreamWorks-options-movie-rights-to-WikiLeaks-books Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Kucinich compares Bradley Manning detention to Abu Ghraib CBS News Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) charged today that the miilitary’s treatment of Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking confidential materials to Wikileaks, is comparable to the abuse carried out at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. … www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20039445-503544.html Continue reading
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Egypt Mostly Mainstream Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info In Egypt, crowd cheers newly appointed prime minister Essam Sharaf Washington Post A farmer celebrates with soldiers and police officers as Egypt’s new prime minister speaks during a pro-democracy rally in Tahrir Square. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh) By William Wan and Portia Walker CAIRO – Massive crowds turned out across the Continue reading
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Yemen Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info Three protesters wounded at demonstration in Yemen Reuters Anti-government protesters rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz March 4, 2011. By Mohammed Mukhashef ADEN (Reuters) – Three protestors were wounded on Friday evening when Yemeni security forces … www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/05/us-yemen-idUSTRE72338020110305 Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Izabella Kaminska, “Bahrain’s Strategic Importance, Graph du Jour” “The Bahraini Opposition Speaks: Press Conference of the Opposition Political Societies Jadaliyya, “Notes from the Bahraini Field” Quantum Note: An Arabian Union? Mubarak, the Bag Man Gisha: Karni’s closure is politically motivated and violates recent promises to the World Continue reading
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Middle East / North Africa Newslinks 4-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Izabella Kaminska, “Bahrain’s Strategic Importance, Graph du Jour” “The Bahraini Opposition Speaks: Press Conference of the Opposition Political Societies Jadaliyya, “Notes from the Bahraini Field” Quantum Note: An Arabian Union? Mubarak, the Bag Man Gisha: Karni’s closure is politically motivated and violates recent promises to the World Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Independent Media Newslinks 5-6 March 2011
6 March 2011 — creative-i.info 6 March 2011 Will Qaddafi be physically Eliminated? The Independent: SAS unit ‘held by Libyan rebels’ Racism rears its ugly face in Libya uprising live on TV The Independent: Britain offers covert help to Libyan rebels as fighting kills further 100 BBC: MoD silent on SAS capture report BBC: Gaddafi Continue reading
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Libya Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 4-5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info 5 March 2011 What Libya Learned From Egypt Huffington Post (blog) Libya’s nationwide Internet blackout is entering its second full day. From a technical standpoint, it’s clear that this is a very different strategy than the one used by Egypt in the last days of the Mubarak regime. The ultimate Continue reading
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Libya Independent Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info African Workers Massacred in Desert Caught in Libya Racism Power Play China Insists Libyan Sovereignty Must Be Respected Russia and Saudi Arabia warned against outside political or military intervention in Libya Western Journalists Fail to Report the Facts about Libya Objectively By Timothy V. Gatto On either side, Libyans want Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 March, 2011:
3 March, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Break Into Eshil-Be’er Sheva Prison, Attack Detainees, Search Their Rooms Soldiers Kidnap Four Children In East Jerusalem Continue reading
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Armed with Twitter, Clinton seeks new information war
While appearing before a congressional committee, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared the US is losing the global information war and requires extra funds to compete with others in a global propaganda war. Continue reading
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