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Britain’s public diplomacy: BBC Arabic
The BBC is about to launch its new Foreign Office funded, 12-hour Arabic channel. This exchange between Asharq al-Awsat’s Faisal Abbas and the BBC’s Nigel Chapman sums up my feelings exactly. Reporting the status quo is not reporting. Q: You stated that you always strive to be impartial, but don’t you think that what many…
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Al Jazeera English: management shake-up
I try not to pass on every rumour I hear, but on at least two separate occasions recently strong hints have been dropped to me that suggest a management shake up is coming soon at Al Jazeera English. This is code for someone replacing CEO Nigel Parsons. Parsons has survived much longer than I would…