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The conversation continues

The Media Center, which organized the We Media conference I attended at the beginning of May in London, has asked a few people who attended the event to write a series of blog posts, called “We Inform.” The first subject is Middle Eastern media.

Keith Porter of the Stanley Foundation, who moderated the panel on Arab media at the conference, wrote the first post.

My first post is here.

Next up:

Tarek Atia, editor of cairolive

Arash Abadpour, to whom I've linked many times on this blog. He writes prolifically and brilliantly about Iran at Kamangir. Somehow he also finds time to work on his PhD at a Canadian university.

Alan Abbey, formerly the editor of Ynetnews; information about his current doings can be found on his website, Abbey Content

Salam Adil, who blogs at asterism and writes about the Iraqi blogosphere for Global Voices Online

Russell Merryman, online editor of Aljazeera.net in English.

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You both do a good job of questioning where news comes from and how it's produced. Like Mr.Porter, I am happy to hear that there will be more news channels opening up especially in televised news. I think the more views, the better. Everyone still has to grapple with semantics, like whether to use the word “martyr” and how you can be expressive and honest about your background while remaining objective.
Also on the subject, Tom Segev from Hareetz has a great essay in Foreign Affairs (http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20060501fareviewessay85312/tom-segev/a-bitter-prize.html) and his new book on Israel is to come out next spring.
This organization has studied and documented how various media channels have covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
http://www.ifamericansonlyknew.org/media/
I think as a Westerner, it's hard to picture how things are where you are -what the adrenaline feels like after an explosion, how long or how hard it is to get through check points depending on who you are, what language you speak etc. We get only a glimpse of it through the media.

1. Anonymous
on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
lis – that was a great, well-written article.
I know how strongly ppl react to even benign observations when it comes to the mideast – I am glad for you and glad for the internet that is bringng more perspectives into the conversation.
That said, from the Canadian perspecitve it seems really hard to find anyone in who gives a damn when it comes to issues here that are beyond their day-to-day experience.

2. Anonymous
on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
most intelligent, cosmopolitan people
articulate, intelligent and worldly
This guy sure sounds fascinating. I'd like to meet him one day.
PS – I think the guy you're talking about prefers 'capitalist' to 'businessman'.

3. Anonymous
on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm