24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media - A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. For better or worse the Internet and scores of pan-Arab radio stations and satellite television channels are fostering the free flow of information and opinion in ways unthinkable two decades ago. How does this rapidly changing spectrum impact the United States, the Middle East, and the world? Will it lead to greater understanding or fuel tension, fear, and hatred? "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media" critically examines these questions with reporting from across the region and analysis from a wide range of political and media experts. David Brancaccio, host and editor of the PBS weekly series NOW, hosts and reports for the special one-hour documentary. "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media" is produced by the award-winning team of Simon Marks, Kristin McHugh, and Keith Porter. "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media" is a Stanley Foundation production in association with KQED Public Radio.
Timing and Cues
Use of David Brancaccio photo MUST include the following: Photo Credit: Photo by David Krogh. Courtesy of NOW.
Rundown
00:00 - 00:59 Billboard
01:00 - 05:59 Five Minutes of Silence for Newscast Insertion
06:00 - 24:23 Program Segment A
Outcue: Im David Brancaccio. More after this.
24:24 - 25:23 Break
:59 music bed followed by one second of silence
25:24 - 58:59 Program Segment B
Outcue: ...on the Web at kqed.org
and stanleyfoundation.org.
Note: Program rundown, audio and text promos, promotional photos and suggested captions, and production team biographies are available in the "attachments" section.
Additional Files
- Photo: Al Arabiya Set and Newsroom (AlArabiyaSetandNewsroom.jpg)
- Photo: Al Jazeera Newsroom (AlJazeeraNewsroom.jpg)
- Production Team Bios (ProductionTeamBiosupdated.txt)
- Photo: Al Jazeera Anchor Set (AlJazeeraAnchorSet.jpg)
- Photo: Al Jazeera Control Room (AlJazeeraControlRoom.jpg)
- Photo: David Brancaccio (DavidBrancaccio.jpg)
- Photo: Mosque and Dishes-Damascus (MosqueandDishesDamascus.jpg)
- Audio Promo B (:19) (247audiopromob.mp2)
- Audio Promo A (:14) (247audiopromoa.mp2)
- Suggested Station Text Promos (SuggestedStationTextPromos.txt)
- Audio Promo C (:29) (247audiopromoc.mp2)
- Suggested Photo Credits (SuggestedPhotoCredits.txt)
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Review of 24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media - A Documentary Special
More a polished magazine on a single theme than an actual documentary, "Rise and Influence of Arab Media" deftly and comprehensively looks at how competing interests are vying for the Arab eye with varying degrees of success. This program's strength is its balance, timeliness, excellent technical quality and (almost too slick) professionalism.
However despite a careful journalistic approach, this program's only real flaw is its total reliance on production by Western journalists. While great care was taken to include every conceivable Middle Eastern interviewee, it seems remiss to not have a report from an Arab journalist. As this program shows, there are many capable journalists frrom and working in the Middle East. A potential Arab audience would surely miss this.
Nevertheless, PDs pay attention. This is a solid piece of quality journalism on a hot button issue that is recommended listening and licensing.