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The battle for the Arab viewer
Slag om de Arabische kijker (Television program). English.
- Summary
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Shows how the two competing pan-Arab television networks Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya covered the Egyptian revolution in 2011, and how the content of the broadcasts was influenced by the political all...
Shows how the two competing pan-Arab television networks Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya covered the Egyptian revolution in 2011, and how the content of the broadcasts was influenced by the political allegiances of the networks. The documentary features interviews with current and former journalists from both networks, and analysis from independent pundits.
Details
- Creator
- VPRO ; director, Nordin Lasfar ; producers, Helen Goossens, Marie Schutgens
- Included Titles
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- Docuseek streaming video
- Tegenlicht (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2011]
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (48 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Credits
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- Photography, Hans Bouma, Marlou van den Berge ; editor, Bart van den Broek
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
- Title from title frames.
- Originally broadcast on the Dutch television network VPRO as an episode of its documentary series Tegenlicht on Oct. 24, 2011.
- Originally produced by: VPRO, c2011.
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- In English and Arabic with English subtitles.