February 25, 2005

Television Networks in the Middle East

If you are interested in press freedom and/or the content of television coverage in the Middle East you should check out this piece in The Economist. It gets at two constants that greatly limit the impact of the media in the region: 1) state control of the press and 2) the dominance of Saudi Arabia. Both are troubling if we are serious about encouraging democracy, debate, and respect for basic human rights in the area.

Posted by armand at February 25, 2005 12:25 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs


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