Comments on: Freedom without security isn’t much of a freedom! http://mahmood.tv/2006/04/26/freedom-without-security-isnt-much-of-a-freedom/ An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and trying to make a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while. Thu, 24 May 2012 09:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome http://mahmood.tv/2006/04/26/freedom-without-security-isnt-much-of-a-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-21057 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:58:37 +0000 http://mahmood.tv/?p=2407#comment-21057 [...] My honorary Iraqi for the week award goes to Mahmood of Mahmood’s Den. Who wrote an excellent summary of the “Status of Iraqi media” session at the 4th Arab Media Forum in Dubai which he attended. He tells us that a “surprising factor is the plethora of media outlets there are in Iraq: according to them, there are 26 satellite television stations, 40 terrestrial television stations and more than 100 newspapers including just a few tabloids!” But he says: As to freedoms, it was agreed that although media is infinitely freer than it was in the previous era, there is no sense for that freedom if it is not coupled with a secure environment where a journalist continuously fears for his or her life. This was amply demonstrated by Adnan Hussain who read to us one of his regularly received death threats from Iraq from someone who took umbrage with Hussain’s criticism of Dr. Ja’afari. [...] [...] My honorary Iraqi for the week award goes to Mahmood of Mahmood’s Den. Who wrote an excellent summary of the “Status of Iraqi media” session at the 4th Arab Media Forum in Dubai which he attended. He tells us that a “surprising factor is the plethora of media outlets there are in Iraq: according to them, there are 26 satellite television stations, 40 terrestrial television stations and more than 100 newspapers including just a few tabloids!” But he says: As to freedoms, it was agreed that although media is infinitely freer than it was in the previous era, there is no sense for that freedom if it is not coupled with a secure environment where a journalist continuously fears for his or her life. This was amply demonstrated by Adnan Hussain who read to us one of his regularly received death threats from Iraq from someone who took umbrage with Hussain’s criticism of Dr. Ja’afari. [...]

Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0

]]>