Media

Forces suspected of ties to the authorities completely destroyed and burnt down Iraqi Kurdistan ’s first private Television Station, Nalia Radio and Television, NRT.
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For those who have not been following the back story of Egypt and Tunisia, here it is in a nutshell: Their governments were led by small groups of people who were extremely rich, corrupt, non-transparent, and violent and did not represent the people. The people in turn were poor, deprived of basic rights, lacked...
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Last weekend, I conducted a training course for the staff of an emerging Kurdish TV station that says it wants to uphold the values of strong, professional journalism.News judgment was heavily emphasized in the course. This skill is fundamental for professional journalists and builds a news outlet’s credibility as well as its audience. For...
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A pioneering conference in Erbil last week provided a much-needed look at Iraq’s technological future.It offered unprecedented discussion of how Iraq can use technology, information and e-governance to re-establish its strong economic, intellectual and political standing in the region.The two-day conference, organized by international media development agencies the Institute for War & Peace Reporting...
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If doctors, engineers, lawyers or members of other professions make mistakes, they are barred from practicing their occupations and their licenses are revoked.But luckily enough for our media and government employees, these requirements are not applied to them.Government and media workers are neither accountable nor sackable. In fact, they may be quite similar in...
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Press reaction to shocking killing of young journalist underlines the need for substantive reforms.If as many suspect Sardasht Osman was killed because of what he wrote, this should really serve as a reminder for us all of the dire state of our media and the urgent need to reform it.The reaction to his shocking...
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