Al Hurra

A Jewish Rival for Al-Jazeera: What Would It Take?

Dovid Efune | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Israel, News Network, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera, Media, Alexander Mashkevitch, Al Hurra, Media News
Dovid Efune

There is great excitement these days now that Kazakh Israeli billionaire Alexander Mashkevitch has announced he is planning to launch an international Jewish news network that will serve as Israel's answer to Al Jazeera.

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U.S. Public Diplomacy and the New Egypt

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Al Hurra, Twitter, Hillary Clinton, Public Diplomacy, Facebook, Barack Obama, U.S. State Department, Tiananmen Square, Harvard Study, Hosni Mubarak, Politics News
Philip Seib

Although built on democratic aspirations, Egypt's revolution did not draw inspiration from the United States. And given that reality, their relationship requires prompt and thoughtful rebuilding.

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Can G.I. Joey Tribbiani Take Down Osama Bin Laden?

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Friends, George W. Bush, Al Hurra, Propaganda, Media, Wikileaks, Desperate Housewives, State Department, Barack Obama, Alhurra, World News, Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Public Diplomacy, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

Let's face it, America doesn't need the Saudis to promote its culture. It always had and always will have fans around the world.

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Lugar Report Honsestly Evaluates U.S. International Broadcasting

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lugar, Iran, Foldi, China, Al Jazeera, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Al Hurra, Voice of America, World News
Philip Seib

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), the ranking Republican member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has done something remarkable: issued an...

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Foreign Arabic-Language TV: An Exercise in Futility?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Hayat, Trt, Russian, French, An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, BBC Arabic TV, Al Jazeera, Atlantic, Berlin, Al Hurra, Turkish, American, Euronews, Arab World, Cctv, Chinese, Voice of America, France, North Africa, Radio Sawa, Middle East, Deutsche Welle, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, Asharq Al-Awsat, Uncle Sam, British, Russia Today, Al Manar, Arabian Gulf, France 24, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

They're tripping over each other. American, British, French, Russian, Chinese and Turkish satellite TV channels want a piece of the Arab viewers' p...

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Al Hurra, Still "A Bad Idea"

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arab World, Media, Middle East, Al Hurra, Television Network, Arabs, World News
James Zogby

Al Hurra, the US government-funded television network, was a bad idea when it was launched in 2004. It has failed, and yet it won't die any time soon.

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Jason Linkins

Kid Reporter Damon Weaver Now Working On Bringing Peace To The Middle East

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Damon Weaver, Al Hurra, Middle East Peace Process, Damon Weaver Obama, Eat the Press, Media News

Superstar kid reporter Damon Weaver, having achieved the interview with President Obama that our own Sam Stein could only dream of getting, has traine...

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Why Are You Paying for TV No One is Watching?

Nadim Hasbani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Jazeera, Tv, Al Arabiya, Mbc, Al Hurra, Dubai, Media News
Nadim Hasbani

The Arab-speaking world is in dire need of the kind of coverage Al Jazeera English provides. Western governments must do more than pour money into perceived propaganda machines.

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White House Paid Journalists To Go On Middle East Propaganda Network

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, White House Journalists, Al Hurra, White House Media, Middle East Media, Alhurra, Politics News

Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel, paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington ...

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US Funded Mideast Satellite Channel al-Hurra Plagued By Missteps And Low Viewership

Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Hurra US, Al Hurra Problems, Warwire, Al Hurra, Iraq Warwire, US Propaganda Middle East, Media News

The Egyptian bureau of al-Hurra, an Arabic-language television network financed by the U.S. government, boasts a spectacular view of the Nile River an...

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