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Free For The First Time In Decades, Libyan Media Struggles To Define Itself (Techdirt)
The Arab Spring sparked plenty of discussion about the roles that social
media, mobile devices and other technologies can play in toppling oppressive
regimes. But there's another aspect to events in the Middle East that should
prove enlightening to those interested in the role of media: what happens
afterwards? In Libya, there is suddenly press freedom after 42 years of
censorship and government control, and it has led to the appearance of
countless new newspapers, websites and TV and radio stations, all working to
build a journalistic landscape essentially from scratch. As an article in
Global Post reveals, the result is understandably somewhat chaotic:
> _"We are yet to see even semi-professional reporting," said Jamal Dajani,
the regional vice president for Internews, an international media development
organization." TV reports are dominated by unfocused footage and "amateur
standups," he says. "There are no standards on presentation. Long reportage
and news packages are jumbled together like a mixed cocktail."_
I find that comment interesting because it echoes some of the criticisms
leveled at blogs and online media in the western world. The key difference is
that while amateur journalism here has been able to draw upon the resources ...
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