- -: How Bloggers are Empowering Mideast Media - David Hardaker
December 11, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/15/How_TV_and_the_Internet_are_Changing_Arab_Politics ABC News correspondent David Hardaker examines how Egypt's traditional news outlets are relying on internet bloggers to circumvent state control of the media. ----- Satellite television and the inte...
0 people like this
- -: Social Media vs the Dictator - Clay Shirky
September 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/28/Clay_Shirky_Here_Comes_Everybody New media theorist Clay Shirky demonstrates how protesters are using flash mobs and communication tools like Twitter to take collective action against oppressive governments. He cites a passive protest that took place ...
0 people like this
- -: Egypt Uprising: A Lesson in Arab Democracy for US
February 4, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/31/Tunisia_to_Egypt_Protests_in_the_Arab_World President Mubarak is finished politically, whether tomorrow or in six months, says Carnegie Endowment's Marwan Muasher. Muasher explains that the United States has missed its opportunity to influence events ...
0 people like this
- -: Brzezinski: Egypt's Suleiman Is 'Not a Stupid Guy'
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski knows and has worked with Egypt's presumed new leader, Omar Suleiman, and says he's "not a stupid guy." Furthermore, he added at a Monitor Breakfast today, the U.S. needs ...
0 people like this
- -: Should US Aid Egyptian Protestors?
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Former National Security Adviser Zbignew Brzezinski warned today at a Monitor Breakfast that the U.S. needs to tread carefully in Egypt and avoid funding the leaderless opposition movement -- while still figuring out ways to supp...
0 people like this
- -: Did the Media Overstate Twitter's Impact in Egypt?
February 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/07/Evgeny_Morozov_The_Net_Delusion Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt and author Evgeny Morozov discuss the media's obsession with the role Twitter and other social networking tools played during the protests in Iran, Tunisia and Egypt. Morozov argues tha...
0 people like this
- -: Will Higher Oil Prices Sink the Economy?
February 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/partner/Christian_Science_Monitor White House economist Austan D. Goolsbe says the increase in oil prices caused by unrest in the Middle East won't drive the U.S. economy off a cliff. ----- Economist Austan Goolsbee speaks with reporters at the Christi...
0 people like this
- -: Technology's Role In the Arab Spring Protests
July 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, elaborates on the role Twitter and other social media tools have played in the Arab Spring demonstrations and protests. "Technology accelerates everything," says Cohen. ----- The Engine of ...
0 people like this
- -: The Role of Social Media in Empowering the Arab World
October 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/29/Who_Controls_the_Message_Content_in_a_Digital_Age Lakome editor Aboubakr Jamai attests that, even though the extent of the influence is unknown, social media sites were instrumental in fueling the Arab Spring revolutions. "We see a spike in tweets abo...
0 people like this
- -: Lower Quality Version: President Obama Speaks to the Muslim World from Cairo, Egypt
June 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Watch a higher quality version (with various language captions available) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaxZPiiKyMw (public domain) "A New Beginning" The President gives a speech in Cairo, Egypt, outlining his personal commitment to engagement with the Muslim world, based upon mutual interes...
0 people like this