Below is feedback from senior journalists who attended Arab Media Watch's annual fundraising dinner on 21 March 2009.

"Saturday was a great evening..." - Al Jazeera English

"Thank you…We did enjoy it." - Financial Times / Reuters

"Many thanks for inviting me. I enjoyed it." - The Independent

"I was glad I was finally able to come this year!" - Al Jazeera English

"I enjoyed the programme and the company of your nice guests." - BBC

"Thank you very much for the invitation. I wish you all the success you deserve." - BBC

"It was a lovely evening. We both enjoyed ourselves and it was great company." - Al Jazeera English / BBC

"Thank you very much for the invitation. I really enjoyed the annual dinner. It was refreshing.  It was, as before, perfectly organised…" - BBC

"Thank you for inviting us and best of luck with your efforts. Please don't hesitate to get in touch should you need any help." - Asharq Al Awsat

"It was a very interesting and enjoyable evening…I particularly enjoyed hearing the flautist; I thought he was fantastic. And the comedian…" - Daily Mail

"Thank you for hosting a wonderful dinner. Everyone at our table had a very enjoyable evening. I was particularly impressed by the auction items." - BBC

"Thank you so much for your generous invitation…The event was wonderful and the presentation was flawless…Best wishes for continued success…" - BBC

"Thank you for your kind invitation, I really appreciated my time with you and your guests. I would like to congratulate you on your successful event." - Al Arab

"I very much enjoyed the evening. The night was well organized and showed a variety of very intelligent acts. I liked the comedian's rough approach to politics which, rather happily, dealt with the 'us versus them' discourse in a very light way. I was very impressed by John Pilger's film and speech, and very amazed by the musicians' performance." - Al Quds Al Arabi