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AMW media interactions: 22-28 June 2009

AMW media interactions: 22-28 June 2009

During the week of 22-28 June 2009, Al Jazeera English interviewed Arab Media Watch adviser Rami Khouri on the appointment of Saad Hariri as Lebanese Prime Minister; AMW helped Al Jazeera English arrange an interview with adviser Dr Makram Khoury-Machool on Arab and Western media coverage of the Iranian elections; and Arab News Broadcasting interviewed AMW director Muna Nashashibi about AMW's Al Atheer concert in honour of the people of Gaza, the cultural effects of such a concert, and the humanitarian aspects of standing by the people there.

The Guardian published a commentary by AMW chairman Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi, entitled "BBC anti-Israel bias is a myth"; the New York Times published a commentary by AMW adviser Rime Allaf, entitled "Insult to injury"; Al Quds Al Arabi published an article on AMW's study of BBC and Al Jazeera coverage of Israeli-Palestinian violence; and the Global Arab Network published AMW's study on British media portrayals of Gaddafi's visit to Italy, and an article by Khouri, entitled "Iran makes history again."

AMW met with the BBC and the Arab League.

AMW helped the Syrian Embassy with a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about a newspaper inaccuracy regarding Syria.

AMW liaised with the BBC, Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Reuters, Al Quds Al Arabi, Al Hayat, Al Hiwar, Arab News, Al Akhbar, ANB, Muslim News, Human Rights Watch, the UN, the Arab League and the Palestinian Embassy.


June 28 - AMW liaised with the Times, Arab News and Arab News Broadcasting.

June 27 - Al Jazeera English interviewed AMW adviser Rami Khouri on the appointment of Saad Hariri as Lebanese Prime Minister.

June 27 - AMW liaised with Muslim News and the UN.

June 26 - The Guardian published a commentary by AMW chairman Sharif Hikmat Nashashibi, entitled "BBC anti-Israel bias is a myth."

http://tinyurl.com/nq9jzn

June 26 - AMW helped Al Jazeera English arrange an interview with adviser Dr Makram Khoury-Machool on Arab and Western media coverage of the Iranian elections.

June 26 - Al Quds Al Arabi published an article on AMW's study of BBC and Al Jazeera coverage of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

http://tinyurl.com/lt8d5q

June 26 - Arab News Broadcasting interviewed AMW director Muna Nashashibi about AMW's Al Atheer concert in honour of the people of Gaza, the cultural effects of such a concert, and the humanitarian aspects of standing by the people there.

June 26 - AMW liaised with the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Al Hayat and Al Hiwar.

June 25 - AMW liaised with Reuters, Al Quds Al Arabi, Arab News Broadcasting and the Arab League.

June 24 - AMW helped the Syrian Embassy with a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about a newspaper inaccuracy regarding Syria.

June 24 - The Global Arab Network published AMW's study on British media portrayals of Gaddafi's visit to Italy.

http://tinyurl.com/l3wdxh

June 24 - AMW had a meeting with the Arab League.

June 24 - AMW liaised with the Guardian.

June 23 - The New York Times published a commentary by AMW adviser Rime Allaf, entitled "Insult to injury."

http://tinyurl.com/nd2oz6

June 23 - The Global Arab Network published an article by AMW adviser Rami Khouri, entitled "Iran makes history again."

http://tinyurl.com/md2z3s

June 23 - AMW liaised with Reuters, Arab News Broadcasting and the Palestinian Embassy.

June 22 - AMW met with the BBC.

June 22 - AMW liaised with the Guardian, Al Hayat, Al Akhbar, the UN and Human Rights Watch.


AMW's media interactions during 2009 are listed at:

http://tinyurl.com/94vcjt



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