If you want to see a reasonably true measure of how well –and how ethically – the western world is engaging the eastern, I suggest you read Al-Jazeera Online regularly.
This is predicated on the fact that every news source reflects the values of its owners and/or managers – through how it reports, and what it chooses to report on.
(Be careful with the spelling, however: aljazeera.com is totally unrelated. Use one of the links here.)
Al-Jazeera has been referred to by the New York Times as “the freest, most widely-watched tv channel in the Arab world”, although the US government claims it has a strong anti-American bias.
Some may be disappointed to find, however, that Al-Jazeera Online is relatively measured. It may take a little time to gain that useful perspective I mentioned. (Yesterday's front page was relatively bland, today it's more forthright, tomorrow ... )
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Yours is a voice of reason in an unthinking world, Stephen. It is a crime that your blog is not more widely read. If your are interested in gaining comments and readers I suggest visitings lots of other blogs and leaving comments. Thats how I built up a readership.
Hi Bazza,
Thanks for your kind words.
Yes, you're right. It takes a bit of work to gain readership.
I'm interested in exchanging ideas, provoking thought and discussion - so that work is necessary.
On the other hand, I don't see too many blogs that have remotely similar interests - so if you see any, let me know.
On the other other hand, your blog is quite different in approach, but still very interesting, so there's no telling...
You've got to kiss a lot of frogs! You might like Benny's blog at
http://thomasbenny-benny.blogspot.com
Point noted. I'm doing this as I grab the time.
By a bizarre coincidence, at the same time, I got a comment posted by a different Benny - with a link to an entirely inappropriate site.
(that's why I enforce comment moderation on this site. I've had several comment spams and lurid links that might otherwise have been publicised here.)
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