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Listening Post – The Tunisian effect

Coverage of the revolution in Tunisia was lapped up by Arab audiences and in Yemen, Algeria and Egypt demonstrators took to the streets. State-controlled media tried desperately to spin the coverage of the unrest, but no amount of spinning could hide the reality of the events in Egypt. On this episode of Listening Post, we [...]

The Listening Post – Sri Lankan media as elections loom

On our show this week, we look at reporting in Sri Lanka as the country nears a presidential election and reporting on Eritrea from outside.

Did the Bush Administration willingly assist Al Qaeda, post 9/11, in accomplishing its main goal (Details)?

1. ‘Over the years, bin Laden and his fellow terrorists launched numerous strikes against U.S. targets with the stated design of getting American forces out of Saudi Arabia — including the twin embassy bombings in East Africa; the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, and, eventually, 9/11.’ (CNN) http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/04/29/wbr.saudi.base/ 2. ‘The United States has [...]

The Listening Post – Yemen news coverage

Media coverage of Macau ten years since the handover of Macau to China.

The Listening Post – Media spotlight on Yemen – 8 Jan 10 – Part 2

On The Listening Post this week, we look at Yemen, which zoomed to the top of the news agenda with the attempted bombing of a passenger jet bound for Detroit. And ten years after the handover of Macao to China we look at the implications for free speech there.