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NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW Summer 2005 Vol
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW Summer 2005 Vol. 18, No. 2 Articles New Rules for a New War: The Applicability of the Geneva Conventions to Al-Qaeda and Taliban Detainees Captured in Afghanistan Brett Shumate .......................................................................................................1 The Bells of Hell: An Assessment of the Sinking of ANR General Belgrano in the Context of the Falklands Conflict Saad Gu..............................................................................................................81 Fine Artists' Resale Royalty Right Should Be Enacted in the United States Katreina Eden...................................................................................................121 Recent Decisions Nuevo Mundo Holdings v. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP ............................159 United States courts lack subject-matter jurisdiction where no material conduct, substantial effects or intended, reprehended conduct on imports or exports occurs in the United States. The United States also lacks personal jurisdiction where a defendant has no minimum contacts with the forum state and where it is unreasonable to assert jurisdiction over the foreign defendant. Gitter v. Gitter ..................................................................................................169 The Second Circuit adopts a new standard for determining "habitual residence" under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. A court should inquire into (1) the shared intent of the parties -
Mouthpiece of Al Qaeda" That's Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in the Southern Hemisphere an Analysis of Al Jazeera English's Reporting on U.S
The "Mouthpiece of al Qaeda" That's Giving a "Voice to the Voiceless" in the Southern Hemisphere An Analysis of Al Jazeera English's Reporting on U.S. Relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan Gabrielle Vail Gorder American University Senior Capstone Spring ’10 University Honors in Journalism Advisor: Prof. Bill Gentile April 25, 2010 0 INTRODUCTION What is Al Jazeera English? Well, that depends on whom you ask. If you ask the Director General of the Al Jazeera Network, Wadah Khanfar, he’ll describe the network as a “voice for the voiceless...a diverse, reflection of the collective mind of the nations and cultures and civilizations...a bridge of dialogue.” 1 However, if you ask FOX News terrorism analyst Walid Phares, he’ll tell you that Al Jazeera English is part of “a militant institution that wants to convey an ideological jihadi message.” 2 The New York Times has hailed the Al Jazeera Network as “the kind of television station we should encourage.” 3 But despite winning a multitude of international television and journalism awards, including “Best 24 Hour News Program” and “Service of the Year,” 4 some non-profit media watchdog organizations, like the conservative Accuracy in Media group, call Al Jazeera English a “terrorist propaganda channel” and “a mouthpiece for enemies of the United States.” 5 It’s been called “Osama bin Laden’s network,” 6 yet reputable international non-governmental organizations like the Committee to Project Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have backed the rights of the network and its journalists. Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense during the administration of George W. -
Complaints Review Executive
COMPLAINTS REVIEW EXECUTIVE ____________________________________________________________________ Determination on a series of complaints from Senator Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, on 28 May 2003 _____________________________________________________________________ Contents 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Background 5 3. Complaints Review Executive (CRE) View 6 a. Approach 11 b. The Minister’s 68 Complaints 12 c. The Minister’s Conclusions: the 8 themes 111 d. The methodology of the complainant 129 e. Conclusion to CRE findings 130 f. Further Review 130 _____________________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background Senator Alston wrote to the ABC Managing Director, Russell Balding, on 28 May 2003 indicating that Minister’s office had received a number of complaints of ‘biased, and in particular anti-American coverage by the ABC, particularly on the AM program’ in relation to the recent Iraq conflict. Senator Alston outlined 68 examples from 21 March 2003 until 14 April 2003 that he claimed supported such a contention. All excerpts came from the ABC Radio current affairs program AM. Senator Alston concluded that what he provided are ‘numerous examples of one- sided and tendentious commentary by program hosts and reporters’. The CRE: Senator Richard Alston 28 May 2003 [1707] 2 _____________________________________________________________________ Minister further concluded that AM’s coverage was characterised by a number of ongoing themes: (page 5). Senator Alston outlined the statutory duty of the ABC Board to ensure that the gathering of presentation of news and information ‘is accurate and impartial according to the recognised standards of objective journalism’. The Minister then cited some of the requirements of the ABC Charter of Editorial Practice (page 6). -
The Two Faces of Al Jazeera by Oren Kessler
The Two Faces of Al Jazeera by Oren Kessler ne of the principal beneficiaries of the Arab uprisings has been Al Jazeera televi- sion. Viewers are praising the English and Arabic channels’ comprehensive cov- Oerage of the revolts while the Obama administration continues to court the net- work as part of its signature foreign policy goal of improving ties with the Arab and Muslim worlds. On August 1, 2011, Al Jazeera English (AJE) began broadcasting to two million cable subscribers in New York—the third major U.S. city to carry the station after Houston and Washington, D.C.1 AJE’s gutsy, driven reporting—one commentator aptly commended its “hustle”2—has won it friends in high places: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauded the channel as “real news,”3 and Sen. John McCain (Republican, Ariz.) said he was “very proud” of its handling of the so-called Arab Spring.4 Lost in the exuberance is the fact that a vast gulf still separates the channel’s English iteration from the original Arabic, which fifteen years after its birth continues to inflame Arab resentments in its promotion of anti-Americanism, Sunni sectarianism and, in recent years, Islamism. As AJE debuts in New York, many viewers who do not speak Arabic will presume the station to be a direct or approximate translation of its parent network in Qatar.5 But to appreciate what Al Jazeera English is, it is critical to remember just what it is not—even a remote likeness of its Arabic-speaking progenitor. play to an Arab gallery whose political bitterness FANNING THE FLAMES they share—and feed.”6 Virtually all of the channel’s journalists, he In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, found, were either leftist, pan-Arab nationalists, Fouad Ajami traveled to Qatar to write a profile on or Islamists. -
Mudar Zahran Yoaz Hendel Efraim Inbar David P. Goldman Svante
$12 WINTER 2012 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 1 Mudar Zahran Jordan Is Palestinian Oren Kessler The Two Faces of Al Jazeera Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Israeli Security U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Yoaz Hendel Lucas Winter Nuclear Iran and Israel Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Huthis Efraim Inbar Ali Alfoneh The Arab Uprisings and Israel Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Strike Oil Hilal Khashan The Pragmatics Changes in Turkey of Lebanon’s Politics David P. Goldman Bruce Maddy-Weitzman The “Economic Miracle” Morocco’s New Constitution Collapses Plus . Svante Cornell • Reviews by Berko, Romirowsky, and Silay Turkish Foreign Policy • Operationally: The Forum exerts an active in- fluence through its projects, including Campus Watch, Islamist Watch, the Legal Project, and the Forum Washington Project. www.MEForum.org • Philanthropically: The Forum distributes $2 million annually through its Education Fund, help- The Middle East Forum works to define and promote ing researchers, writers, investigators, and activists American interests in the Middle East and to protect the around the world. Constitutional order from Middle Eastern threats. The Forum holds that the United States has vital interests in the The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization region; in particular, it believes in strong ties with Israel and under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. other democracies as they emerge. Contributions are tax deductible. For information about • Intellectually: Through the Middle East membership, please write or call the Middle East Forum, Quarterly, staff writings, lectures, and conference 1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1050, Philadelphia, PA 19102, calls, the Forum provides context, insights, and Tel.: (215) 546-5406, Fax: (215) 546-5409, E-mail: policy recommendations. -
Copyright by Deborah Lynn Jaramillo 2006
Copyright by Deborah Lynn Jaramillo 2006 The Dissertation Committee for Deborah Lynn Jaramillo Certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: Ugly War, Pretty Package: How the Cable News Network and the Fox News Channel Made the 2003 Invasion of Iraq High Concept Committee: Mary C. Kearney, Supervisor John Downing, Co-Supervisor Robert Jensen Michael Kackman Charles Ramirez Berg Ugly War, Pretty Package: How the Cable News Network and the Fox News Channel Made the 2003 Invasion of Iraq High Concept by Deborah Lynn Jaramillo, B.S., M.A. Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Texas at Austin May 2006 Dedication I proudly dedicate this dissertation to my biological family (Dora, Frank, JR, and Alex), my Austin family (Rose, Mark, Holly, AJ, and Susan), and the family I fell in love with in Tucson (Rodolfo, Alba Nora, Albin, and Jerry). Acknowledgements As the completion of this dissertation took a full two years of my life, I have a number of generous people to thank. First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge the inspired guidance of Dr. Mary Kearney, who encouraged me to “embrace the crisis” and find the dissertation topic that held meaning for me. Fortunately, two Ford Foundation fellowships funded the embrace, the research, and the writing, while Dr. Kearney and Dr. John Downing facilitated the improvement of that writing. A million thanks to three different sources of news tapes: Dr. -
Militainment, Inc
1 MEDIA EDUCATION F O U N D A T I O N 60 Masonic St. Northampton, MA 01060 | TEL 800.897.0089 | [email protected] | www.mediaed.org Militainment, Inc. Militarism & Pop Culture Transcript CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION DR. ROGER STAHL: In 2003 a new word was introduced into the English language: Militainment. We now consume war in much the same way we consume any other mode of entertainment. This has become a prominent feature of American life in the 20th Century. The blending of war an entertainment is not necessarily a new phenomenon. What is new is the massive collaboration between the Pentagon and the entertainment industries. In addition, the scope of militainment has grown rapidly. The television war has now invaded popular culture on multiple fronts including sports, toys, video games, film, reality TV and more. How has war taken its place as a form of entertainment? The answer to this question has powerful implications for who we are and the world we inhabit. Join me as we map the terrain of this new entertaining war. This is Militainment, Inc. TV REPORTER, [FOX News Clip]: If TV ran the free world… TV doesn’t run the world? (laughter) PETER JENNINGS [ABC News Clip]: The country’s most popular basketball tournament is scheduled to begin and the Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, so what will the organizers and the networks do? Here’s ABC’s Dean Reynolds... CHAPTER 2: SPECTACLE DR. ROGER STAHL: Culturally, we’ve reached a point where war blends seamlessly into the entertainment landscape. So we gather to watch the war in the same way as we gather to watch the Oscars or a large sporting event. -
Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape
Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape This book analyzes how and why Al Jazeera English (AJE) became the chan- nel of choice to understand the massive protests across the Arab world in 2011. Aiming to explain the ‘Al Jazeera moment,’ it tracks the channel’s bumpy road towards international recognition in a longitudinal, in-depth analysis of the channel’s editorial profi le and strategies. Studying AJE from its launch in mid-November 2006 to the ‘Arab Spring,’ it explains and problematizes the channel’s ambitious editorial agenda and strategies and examines the internal confl icts, practical challenges, and minor break- throughs in its formative years. The Al Jazeera phenomenon has received massive attention, but it remains under-researched. The growth of transnational satellite television has trans- formed the global media landscape into a complex web of multi-vocal, multimedia, and multidirectional fl ows. Based on a combination of policy-, production- and content-analysis of comprehensive empirical data, the book offers an innovative perspective on the theorization of global news contra- fl ows. By problematizing the distinctive characteristics of AJE, it examines the strategic motivation behind the channel and the ways in which its production processes and news profi le are meant to be different from its Anglo-American competitors. These questions underscore a central nexus of the book: the changing relationship between transnational satellite news and power. Tine Ustad Figenschou is a Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway. Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies Edited by Daya Thussu, University of Westminster 1 Media Consumption and 8 Media Power and Everyday Life in Asia Democratization in Brazil Edited by Youna Kim TV Globo and the Dilemmas of Political Accountability 2 Internationalizing Internet Mauro P. -
Internasjonale Nyheter I Konkurranse: En Analyse Av Al Jazeera English Og CNN Internationals Prioritering Av Sendeflaten Og Deres Dekning Av Terror
Internasjonale nyheter i konkurranse: en analyse av al Jazeera English og CNN Internationals prioritering av sendeflaten og deres dekning av terror. Av Marthe Eskildsen Ødegaard Masteroppgave i medievitenskap Universitetet i Oslo Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon Våren 2010 Sammendrag: Denne oppgaven er en nyhetsanalyse av to internasjonale nyhetskanaler. I undersøkelsen søker jeg å belyse hvordan den arabiske kanalen al Jazeera English og den amerikanske kanalen CNN International prioriterer sendeflaten sin. Analyseobjektene er valgt på bakgrunn av sitt geopolitiske opphav. Med dette søker jeg å avdekke hvorvidt kanalene prioriterer nyheter på bakgrunn av sitt geopolitiske opphav eller på bakgrunn av universelle nyhetskriterier, sjanger og konvensjon. Ved å foreta en komparativ analyse av al Jazeera English og CNN International fokuserer jeg på forskjeller og likheter i dekningen deres. Nyhetsanalysen er en kombinasjon av kvantitative og kvalitative undersøkelser. Med den kvantitative undersøkelsen viser jeg hvilke regioner og nyhetstemaer som prioriteres i sendingene til de to kanalene, for deretter å sammenlikne funnene. Den kvalitative delen av undersøkelsen er en analyse av kanalenes dekning av terror, og hvordan terrorinnslagene vinkles. Undersøkelsen viser at kanalene prioriterer sendeflaten sin forskjellig, både når det gjelder tema og region. Felles for kanalene er at de begge prioriterer nyheter fra egen region. Den største forskjellen mellom kanalenes innholdsside er at CNN International i større grad prioriterer nyheter fra kategorien underholdning og human interest, mens al Jazeera International prioriterer nyheter fra kategorien politikk. Analysen av kanalenes dekning av terror indikerer at terrorbegrepet er på vei ut av journalistikken, mens det blant politikere anvendes hyppig. Abstract: This thesis is a news analysis of two international news channels. -
The New CR President It’S Election Time in CIRCOM Regional for a New President and Members of the by Lefty Kongalides Executive Committee
Circom Report CIRCOM Regional NewsmonthlyzCR is the European Association of 380 Public Regional TV Stations in 38 countriesz Nov. 2003/No 49 The new CR President It’s election time in CIRCOM Regional for a new President and members of the By Lefty Kongalides Executive Committee. And during the past CR President months I have been repeatedly asked “who do you think is the best candidate?”. backing of a well known and respected TV Up to this moment I do not know the organization, necessarily from a member – candidates and I can not really say who is country of the European Union. her children will inherit is in good the best, but I certainly have some ideas He / she should speak at least fluently hands and will prosper even more. about the personality of the candidate who English and French, be communicative and a So anyone could be a candidate but will carry on the duties of the President. good listener. A person who combines the hopefully someone who can lead this First of all he / she has to be a very skills of a diplomat and the experience of a association to the future for higher experienced TV executive who has veteran TV executive. achievements and better services to the managerial skills and knows the way a TV The outgoing President has the feelings of member-stations and the public as station is run. He / she should have the a parent who wishes that the business his / well. CR elections for new President and Executive Committee members During the European Board meeting in Wroclaw, for tasks allocated by the Executive Committee.