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Link Ch. 2 – Are you watching this?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

If you are not watching Al Jazeera English this Friday, you should be!  Also be following the #Egypt and #Jan25 hashtags on Twitter. There is even an “unstalling dictator” tweetmeme going around.

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Link Ch. 15 – Al Jazeera Arabic carrying video of police running over protesters

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In my commentary and blogging course today, we were talking about how Al Jazeera English differs from what Americans are typically used to seeing on television.  One of my students said he watched AJE for about 15 minutes yesterday and … Continue reading →

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More on Al Jazeera, Egypt & US Media

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

As I’ve posted previously, there’s been a lot of talk about why Americans should start paying more attention to Al Jazeera English.  I’l be adding links here throughout the day. Outside The Beltway – Why all the American networks are … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera, Egypt & the United States

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

In his book Three Blind Mice,  media journalist Ken Auletta talks about how the first Gulf War brought CNN to prominence.  He writes: It wasn’t until the war in the Persian Gulf began in January 1991  that the cable revolution … Continue reading →

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Al Jazeera English provides stunning coverage of rioting in Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

When I got into the office this morning and logged into Twitter, the news was flowing fast and furious about the anti-government rioting taking place in Egypt.  American cable networks were giving spot coverage of the story, but the national … Continue reading →

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