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Magda Abu-Fadil: Arab Editor Aysha Taryam Slams Indifference
Attractive, spunky, and often "in your face," but with a message that one shouldn't be indifferent to what's wrong with the world, and she uses her editorial platform to push hard for change.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Nayla Tueni Mixes Journalism and Politics in Lebanon's Murky Waters
Steely determination to further her assassinated father's mission and a distaste for sectarian politics puts Nayla Tueni in an odd position, since she's both general manager of Lebanon's Annahar daily and a member of parliament.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Media Freedom and Ethics Challenge Reporters, Bring Out the Worst in Oppressive Regimes
Rawan Shamayleh (Twitter handle: @yasmeeneh) from Amman, Jordan, urged conferees at the Salzburg Global Seminar (@salzburgglobal): "Please stop tweeting her picture its (sic) humiliating respect that she's Veiled and wnt 2 remain anonymous. ".
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Trends in Newsrooms 2011: Finding Thinkers to Challenge You
Finding people to challenge editors is one of several tips John Robinson offered in praise of ideas by new media thinkers promoting transparency in reporting and the power of new technologies to change how journalism is done.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions?
The headline said it all in a lead article in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat's media supplement Thursday.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Maya Zankoul: Lebanon's Media Wunderkind
She's young, irreverent, creative, restless, smart, on a brief hiatus as a blogger, but continues to turn out bitingly hilarious cartoons reflecting her frustrations with Lebanese life.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Sat-7: Christian TV Expands Its Middle East/North Africa Footprint
It may seem odd, but a Christian TV network for and by people of the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region is expanding its footprint and making inroads despite regional turmoil and fears of rising Islamic fundamentalism.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Lebanese Information Minister Urges Self-Censorship as Draft Media Law Languishes in Parliament
Lebanon's information minister wants the media to exercise self-censorship to promote stability in a highly sectarian and politicized country despite his government's claims of protecting freedom of expression, and, while much-needed press law reforms languish in parliament.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Information Ministry Revived, Media Face Setbacks
Egypt may get a freedom of information law, according to Al Masry Al Youm, but it comes in the wake of renewed harassment of the media and revival of the infamous Information Ministry that was eliminated following the January 25 revolution.
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Magda Abu-Fadil: Undaunted, Octavia Nasr Tweets to New Heights
She has no regrets, she looks forward to capitalizing on the many opportunities the Middle East has to offer, and she continues to vigorously promote social media, although it led to her ouster from CNN.
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