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Main | Notebook | Multimedia | Discuss | Resources | Media | NU Qatar Middle East Notebook Egypt: 'I have to give them hope' March 23, 2009 
(Stephen Franklin) Sameh Abdallah moves swiftly around the room. His voice booms like a microphone switched on high. He cajoles, cheers, chuckles. He pumps up his emotional output and keeps it there.He gets the class started and they stay going for the next few hours. They are journalists from across Cairo for a class on newsroom strategies and better practices offered by Egypt's Supreme Press Council, a government agency that oversees Egypt's new media. The journalists - most them veterans - have come from the government-run news media, and struggling independent publications for a nearly week-long class. »more Kuwait: Newspapers abound after press law change March 6, 2009  (Stephen Franklin) The question came up as soon as the noon news meeting ended: Who has today's joke? Seated along a round desk in the middle of the news room, the editors stared at each other in silence.Finally someone comes up with a joke and the meeting ended for Awan's editors. Telling a joke at the daily news meeting has become routine for the new Kuwaiti newspaper that is trying to break traditions in a country where newspaper traditions have rapidly been vanishing. Such changes became possible after March 2006, when Kuwait's parliament passed a new press law that opened the way for the first new newspapers in several decades. »more »More posts | RSS feed Middle East Updates Media Audiences Conference in London, March 30 - 31 The Arab Media Centre will hold a conference in London from March 30 to 31 on "African and Arab Media Audiences: Shared Agendas for Research." The Arab Media Centre is part of the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI) at the University of Westminster. Arab Media Forum in Dubai, April 23 - 24 The 7th annual Arab Media Forum, sponsored by the Dubai Press Club, will take place this year on April 23 & 24 at the Hotel Monarch in Dubai. The Forum is focusing this year on "the impact of new technologies on the dynamics of the media industry." The annual Arab Journalism Awards will also be given out. Newspaper Closings, and a Reopening Arab world newspapers are feeling the squeeze of the global economic slowdown. Beirut's Daily Star abruptly shut down in January amid financial problems but re-opened in February. The thought of losing its only English-language newspaper has stirred concerns in Lebanon. Kuwait's Assawt, an English-language publication that had only started last October, went out of business in February. Its editor-in-chief blamed financial woes. And in Mauritania, newspapers are also suffering from a major financial crisis. »More updates | RSS feed Welcome to the conversation Media Management Center: Middle East is the newest addition to our family of Web sites, which include our main site, www.MediaManagementCenter.org, our research site, www.Readership.org, our news and innovation site, www.MediaInfoCenter.org, and specialized sites for our friends, such as www.McCormickFellows.org. This site has its roots in a seminar that we call the Emerging Leaders Fellows program that was sponsored first three years ago by the U.S. State Department, the International Research and Exchange Board and MENA Media, representing the Middle East and North African media. Three generations of fellows from the Middle East have come through Northwestern. Each fellow brings with him or her amazing insights and interesting ideas to share. We built this site to continue the connection with the fellows that we meet when they come to the United States, and the participants we meet when we offer specialized training in the Middle East. Even if you have not been through our programs, we encourage you to join the conversation. Our intent is to share knowledge, learn more about each other, and offer advice. We will keep you posted on what we are doing, if you keep us advised about what you are doing. There are various ways that you can contribute. In the column on the right you will see the item called "Discuss." We hope you have comments to share as this feature grows. If you have ideas or want to link to your work, send us an email. If you want to add a video commentary, load it on YouTube and send us the link. Thank you for stopping by. Please help make this a vibrant site. Michael P. Smith m-smith3@northwestern.edu |
What is the current situation for the press in your country? » See more responses here. Discuss Let's talk about the media Many participants in our programs have said that they would like to keep the conversation alive after attending our seminars. We want to hear from you. To start things off, we have a little poll. » Join the discussion Resources For journalists and media managers Knight Digital Media Center International Center for Journalists Middle East Virtual Library » More resources Middle East Media Links to regional voices The Arabist blog (English) Arab Civil Society site (Arabic) Al Hayat newspaper (Arabic) L'Economiste newspaper (French) Al Watan newspaper (Arabic) BBC Radio (Arabic) Al Arabiya TV (Arabic and English) Al Jazeera TV (Arabic and English) » More media links |
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