AMW panel on media coverage of Arab world: 23 September
During the reporting of the Gaza flotilla attack, the Israeli blockade loomed large. This Arab Media Watch study looks at the way in which Egypt has been portrayed in British media coverage of the story, and finds that although the country may well be identified as, or thought to be, the junior partner in the blockade, in many cases responsibility is shared between Egypt and Israel.
The issue of settlements has long been a touchstone for the health of the Middle East peace process. From 9-16 March 2010, Israel announced that more homes would be built in Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
This Arab Media Watch study examined reporting of the announcements in the British press, and found that although there are areas of concern, there are also some improvements from a previous AMW study.
Arab Media Watch expresses its disappointment at British press coverage of claims that Syria has sent Scud missiles to Hezbollah.
Until very recently, only Mauritania among the Arab countries attracted less attention in the British media than Yemen. Not any more: since 25 December 2009, Yemen is mentioned more than any other Arab country except Iraq, with the subsequent month seeing greater media interest than the entire previous year. This study looks at British media portrayals of Yemen.
On 4 January 2010, the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, opened in Dubai, attracting a sizable amount of media interest. This Arab Media Watch study analyses the coverage trends.
This section contains in-depth media-monitoring studies undertaken by Arab Media Watch.
