Thank you DeeDee for this public impression illuminating video. It explains a lot on what big media makes global publics think about, although NOT what to think. Reminded me of the book *Globalization: a very short introduction*on the harm to publics expression arising from concentration of legacy media in a few private hands. Hence the need for NCSG to ensure online expression is most protected. appreciated. Alex On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 6:32 PM, DeeDee Halleck <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > http://deepdishwavesofchange.org/blog/2011/11/community-media-and-arab-spring > > This was presented at the Community Media conference in Cyrus last weekend. > > xx > dd > > *Community Media and the Arab Spring* > > The location of the CMFE conference in a country which symbolises the > crossroads of the Mediterranean inevitably brings our attention to the Arab > Spring that has dominated the international news for much of 2011. Social > and community media have been at the heart of many of the events as they > have unfolded, providing access to independent news and information, a > place to organise and a focus for media reform demands. This panel brings > together community media activists from Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and > Palestine to share their experience and to engage with the European > community media movement. An opportunity to strengthen bridges and > reinforce the contribution of community media to freedom, rights, justice > and democracy. > > *Discussants:* > > - *Fahem Boukadous, *Radio Sawt Al Manajem (Voice of the Mines), Tunisia > and *Francesco Diasio*, AMARC Europe/IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group > > > > *People**"**s Media and the Tunisian Revolution* > > - *Ahmed Samih, *Radio Horytna, Egypt, > > > > *Radio Horytna - Voices for Egyptian Freedom* > > - *Sawsan Zaideh, *Vice-President MENA region, AMARC International / > Radio Al Balad, Jordan S*ocial movements / social media a Jordanian > perspective* > > - *Lina Chawaf*, Radio Arabesque, Syria > > > > *Social media and the Syrian struggle* > > - *Daoud Kuttab, *AmmanNet/Radio Al Balad, Jordan > > > > *Media and Political Pluralism after the Arab Spring* > > *Concluding remarks: Emmanuel Boutterin, *Vice President, AMARC > International > > *Chair*: *Steve Buckley*, former President, AMARC/ IFEX Tunisia > Monitoring Group > > *This panel is organized by the World Association of Community Radio > broadcasters (AMARC) in collaboration with CMFE.* > -- > http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org > > -- > http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org > >