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SOUNDING BOARD
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
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The New Republic has come up with a recent article on how Saddam manipulates the media. Briefly, here are some points. 1) Broadcasts are done six floors below the monitoring section of the Iraqi Ministry of Information; 2) Ministry of Information controls foreign journalists through the visas (journalists must renew their visas every 2 weeks); and 3) if you're lucky enough to be granted a visa, you will be given a "minder" - an English-speaking government shadow that costs US$100 per day (wow!). They have no option but to report the opinion of the government of Iraq, that is, if you still want to do coverage in the next 2 weeks. Remember those things next time you hear someone broadcasting from Bangdad.
posted by Allan at 3:23 AM (GMT+8)
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