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For a previous take on online interactivity and the middle east see: http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@tc.umn.edu/msg00365.html Steven Clift Democracies Online P.S. Anyone interested in creating an e-mail list to exchange news stories about Iraq in the event of a new war? (Like kosovo-reports, florida-recount-announce, sept11info ... however, this time the list would be promoted ahead of time on a global basis, start with a crew of pre-determined unmoderated news link posters (not a discussion/opinion list), and only open for posting with the first military action and close after one month.) Interested? E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:00:12 -0400 From: eNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Carnegie e-News - 8/27/02 ---------------------------------- Carnegie e-News - August 27, 2002 ---------------------------------- "The Middle East's e-War" http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaug_2002/net_effect.html Even as the Web opens a new front in the Middle East conflict, it also offers a powerful tool for promoting better media coverage and dialogue between bitter enemies. Read Shaazka Beyerle's survey of how the Internet is being used by actors in the conflict. From the July/August issue of Foreign Policy magazine. Sample: ... Unlike the fighting on the ground, geography is largely irrelevant in the cyberbattle for hearts and minds. Its combatants include Nigel Parry, Scottish cofounder of the pro-Palestine Electronic Intifada (http://www.electronicintifada.net), a site that encourages media activism and features daily reports from the Palestinian territories. Parrys site had 600,000 hits last April alone. Meanwhile, in the pro-Israel camp, the New Yorkbased Israel Support Group (ISG) (http://www.israelsg.com) hosts a comprehensive site with news, video reports, and activist guides. ISGs site gets approximately 80,000 hits a week, with 70 percent coming from North America, 20 percent from Europe, and 10 percent from Israel. Since restrictions on information technology have limited Internet development in much of the Arab world, Palestinians and Muslims find their cybervoices among expatriate communities in the West. One of the largest Islamic Web sites, IslamiCity (http://www.islamicity.com), reaches about 50 million people a month and features polls, TV and radio broadcasts, and religious guidance. Although based in California, nearly half of the sites users reside outside the United States, including countries where media are restricted. Similarly, Middle East News Online (http://www.middleeastwire.com), headquartered in North Carolina, partners with 120 content providers worldwide and uses a network of reporters and stringers to disseminate information about the entire region. Fadi Chahine, the sites founder, says he logs more than 6 million total hits a month, with roughly 35 percent of his traffic originating from the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. ... *** Past Messages, Discussion http://e-democracy.org/do *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
