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Al Jazeera: CNN to the Arab World 
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When Osama bin Laden sought to stir up anti-American sentiment in the
Middle East, he sent a videotape to Al Jazeera. When President Bush sought
to explain the United States' motives for an air campaign in Afghanistan,
he sent Colin Powell to be interviewed by Al Jazeera. Leaders ranging
from Mullah Mohammad Omar to Tony Blair have granted interviews to the
influential Arabic satellite television network, which reaches an estimated
35 million Arabs.
This hour, a comparison of how Al Jazeera and NBC Nightly News have covered
the events since September 11th. How is the war on terrorism being covered
in the Middle East? Has either network been balanced in its coverage?
Guests:
Sree Sreenivasan, professor of Journalism at
Columbia University and a founder of the South
Asian Journalists Association
Samer Shehata, Assistant Professor of politics at the
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University
Eric Deggens, television critic for the St. Petersberg
Times
Plus, Tom and Jack look back at an eventful week that saw another plane
crash, the Taliban in retreat, and eight American aid workers released
from Afghanistan.
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