The Role of Independent Media in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
April 8, 2010, 10:00am – 11:00am
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About This Event
Within a week of becoming president, Barack Obama gave his first formal interview to Al Arabiya, one of the leading Arabic-language television news channels. In the interview, he discussed his desire to reach out the Muslim world and the importance of language in his efforts.
A little over a year later, Internews and Middle East Progress bring together Nabil Al Khatib, executive editor of Al Arabiya, and Howard Schneider, staff writer and former Jerusalem bureau chief at the Washington Post, to discuss the changing role of Arab media in covering the region and promoting progress.
Introduction by:
Rudy deLeon, Senior Vice President, National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress
Featured panelists:
Nabil Al Khatib, Executive Editor, Al Arabiya
Howard Schneider, Staff Writer and former Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Washington Post
Location
Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington,
DC
20005
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