Mar 9 – Eyewitness from Libya; Arab Media; Political Shenanigans

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Part 1

 Akram Ramadan, whose father had been imprisoned by Gaddafi and who just returned to the UK from Libya, gives his analysis of the situation there. Akram Ramadan  

Part 2

 Marwan Kraidy, professor at the Annenberg School School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, author of Arab Television Industries, and an expert on Arab media and politics, discusses the current role of media in the Arab world. Marwan Kraidy Arab Television Industries

Part 3

 In the wake of the "David Koch" prank phone call and NPR's run-in with James O'Keefe, Mark Feldstein, author of Poisoning the Press, examines the role of political dirty tricks. Mark Feldstein Poisoning The Press