Alhurra
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Overview
(from the Broadcasting Board of Governors) website:
Alhurra (Arabic for "The Free One") is a commercial-free Arabic-language satellite television channel for the Middle East devoted primarily to news and information. In addition to reporting on regional and international events, the channel broadcasts discussion programs, current affairs magazines and features on a variety of subjects including health and personal fitness, entertainment, sports, fashion, and science and technology. Alhurra is dedicated to presenting accurate, balanced and comprehensive news.
Hearings
November 10, 2005 Joint Hearing with the Broadcasting Board of Governors before the Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Video (http://boss.streamos.com/real/hir/34_oi111005.smi) (Real (http://www.real.com) Player required)]. Transcripts: Kenneth Tomlinson (http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/109/tom111005.pdf), BBG Chairman; Mouafac Harb (http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/109/har111005.pdf), News Director, Middle East Broadcasting Networks; Andrew Kohut (http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/109/koh111005.pdf), Director of the Pew Research Center for The People & The Press.
Further Reading
- El-Nawawy, Mohammed (2006). US Public Diplomacy in the Arab World: The News Credibility of Radio Sawa and Television Alhurra in Five Countries. Global Media and Communication, 2(2): 183-203.
Links
- Alhurra Web site (http://www.alhurra.com/index.aspx) (English version)