media
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Watchdogs: Draft constitution broadens role of monitoring bodies
The committee drafting the chapter on monitoring and independent bodies in the Constituent Assembly has almost finalized 16 articles. Allocating…
Constitution draft leaves room for restrictions on media freedoms
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Constitution draft leaves room for restrictions on media freedoms
Vague terminology continues to plague articles pertaining to media freedom in the draft constitution, despite praise for some clauses deemed…
Judges strike back against media criticism
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Judges strike back against media criticism
Prominent media personalities are confronting a backlash after speaking out against Egypt’s judiciary following the acquittal of defendants in the…
FJP to sue Al-Ahram for false news on president assassination attempt
Egypt
October 16, 2012
FJP to sue Al-Ahram for false news on president assassination attempt
The Freedom and Justice Party's Legal Affairs Committee in Alexandria denied reports that President Mohamed Morsy was subjected to an…
Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
A new Saudi-owned channel, MBC Egypt, is set to begin broadcasting in November, primarily focusing on entertainment specifically tailored…
Tales of the South
Egypt
September 15, 2012
Tales of the South
Hanan Solayman’s decision to resign from her work as a full-time journalist in 2010 to think of her…
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Salafi party official declines Supreme Press Council appointment
Salafi Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar declined an appointment to the Supreme Press Council, members of which were picked by…
Qatar’s Al Jazeera website hacked by Syria’s Assad loyalists
World
September 4, 2012
Qatar’s Al Jazeera website hacked by Syria’s Assad loyalists
The website of Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera was apparently hacked on Tuesday by Syrian government loyalists for what…
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Brotherhood-dominated Shura Council makes second round of press appointments
The Shura Council’s general committee announced the new members of the Supreme Press Council and the new chairmen of the…
Watching the demise of journalistic form
Opinion
September 4, 2012
Watching the demise of journalistic form
I am no wordsmith, but I have a fascination with language. I am no grumpy grammarian, but I admire clean…