{"id":1841,"date":"2007-07-31T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T19:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2009-03-09T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T21:48:07","slug":"dishing-democracy-additional-web-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/dishing-democracy-additional-web-resources\/1841\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>ARAB MEDIA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<h3>Programs, Films and New Media<\/h3>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abuaardvark.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_new\">Abu Ardvark, a Blog by Marc Lynch<\/a><br \/>\nMarc Lynch is a political science professor at Williams College, and the author of numerous publications on Arab Media, including &#8220;Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/frontlineworld\/stories\/newswar\/video1.html\" target=\"_new\">FRONTLINE\/World &#8220;War of Ideas&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nThis documentary, which was part IV of FRONTLINE&#8217;s &#8220;News War&#8221; series, explores the impact of satellite television in the Arab World.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memritv.org\/\" target=\"_new\">MEMRI TV-The Middle East Media Research Institute TV Monitor Project<\/a><br \/>\nArab TV translated into English, including commentary and analysis by leading analysts in the Arab world; a project of The Middle East Media Research Institute.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linktv.org\/mosaic\/streamsArchive\/\" target=\"_new\">Mosaic-Link TV:  World News from the Middle East<\/a><br \/>\nA daily compilation of select stories from prominent news outlets in the Middle East, unedited and translated into English.<\/p>\n<h3>Organizations<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabadvisors.com\/\" target=\"_new\"> Arab Advisors Group<\/a><br \/>\nA research and consulting firm that provides statistical analyses of regional trends in the Arab telecommunications and media industries.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpcmediaforum.com\/\" target=\"_new\">The Arab Media Forum<\/a><br \/>\nA yearly forum that brings together journalists from around the world to discuss the most pressing issues in Arab media; first organized in 2001 to strengthen dialogue and understanding between Arab and Western media.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merip.org\/misc\/about.html\" target=\"_new\">The Middle East Research and Information Project<\/a><br \/>\nNews and analysis relevant to the Arab world, but not covered by mainstream Western media.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wafa.ps\/\" target=\"_new\">Palestine News Agency<\/a><br \/>\nOfficial broadcast authority offering news and headlines, reports, editorials, and an electronic archive in Arabic, English, French, and Hebrew.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<h3>Journals<\/h3>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arabmediasociety.com\/\" target=\"_new\">Arab Media and Society (Formerly TBS Journal)<br \/>\n<\/a> A prominent journal that examines the most pressing issues affecting Arab media, with analyses by scholars, policy makers and journalists in the region.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mebjournal.com\/\" target=\"_new\">The Journal of Middle East Broadcasters (MEB)<br \/>\n<\/a> The official publication of the Middle East Broadcasters Association (MEB), the first and only professional trade association specifically focused on promoting professional growth and development of broadcasters in Arab countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>HUMAN RIGHTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/content.undp.org\/go\/newsroom\/december-2006\/ahdr-launch-20061206.en\" target=\"_new\">Arab Human Development Report Launch<\/a><br \/>\nThis 2006 Report issued by the United Nations Development Programme focuses on women in the Arab world, highlighting gender equality as critical to development and prosperity in the region.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomhouse.org\/template.cfm?page=180\" target=\"_new\">Palestine<br \/>\n<\/a> A recent report from Freedom House that provides a comprehensive evaluation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, including social and political rights, and civic voice.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memri.org\/bin\/opener.cgi?Page=archives&amp;ID=SP157007\" target=\"_new\">Saudi Women Columnists Protest Against Oppression of Women in Saudi Arabia<br \/>\n<\/a> The Middle East Media Research Institute analyzes the excerpts of three news articles in which Saudi columnists speak out against oppressive social confines for women.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnegieendowment.org\/files\/CarnegiePaper42.pdf\" target=\"_new\">Women&#8217;s Rights and Democracy in the Arab World<\/a><br \/>\nAn 2004 examination of the role of women&#8217;s empowerment in democracy building in the Middle East, as well as U.S. foreign policy in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alhurra.com\/index.aspx\" target=\"_new\">Al Hurra<\/a><br \/>\nAl Hurra, &#8220;The Free One,&#8221; is an Arabic language satellite TV channel broadcast throughout the Middle East by the United States and overseen by the US-funded Broadcasting Board of Governors, the independent federal agency created in 1999 responsible for all U.S. government sponsored international broadcasting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mepi.state.gov\/\" target=\"_new\">The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)<\/a><br \/>\nU.S. Government&#8217;s initiative to support democratic reforms in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARAB MEDIA Programs, Films and New Media Abu Ardvark, a Blog by Marc Lynch Marc Lynch is a political science professor at Williams College, and the author of numerous publications on Arab Media, including &#8220;Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today.&#8221; FRONTLINE\/World &#8220;War of Ideas&#8221; This documentary, which was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3533,9894,1815],"class_list":["post-1841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arab-media","tag-middle-east","tag-satellite-television"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dishing Democracy ~ Resources | Wide Angle | PBS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dishing Democracy ~ Resources | Wide Angle | PBS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ARAB MEDIA Programs, Films and New Media Abu Ardvark, a Blog by Marc Lynch Marc Lynch is a political science professor at Williams College, and the author of numerous publications on Arab Media, including &#8220;Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today.&#8221; 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