[lit-ideas] Re: News via the web
- From: "Mirembe Nantongo" <nantongo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:06:56 -0400
Why did I bother...
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From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:39 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: News via the web
> Ah, Mirembe... you're still wrong.
>
> The Arabic versions have large photos.
>
> But the English versions have small photos and are quite different. In one
> photo, a man stands and looks at one of the dead Americans. No cheering,
no
> smashing the body with a stick. Just watching. This is quite a different
> message than images of celebrating lynch mobs.
>
> The second article is an article about the coverage in the USA. Pretty
safe
> to report that.
>
> Both of the English articles are backpage articles. Not the front page of
> the English edition.
>
> It's pretty clear: al Jazeera played down the events for the global
> audience.
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