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Alhurra Resources
Cable from the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi to the Secretary of State (PDF)
June 2002
Radio Sawa's Coverage of Saddam Hussein's Capture (PDF)
Dec. 14, 2003
State Department Survey of Radio Sawa (PDF)
2004
Office of the Inspector General Report (PDF)
Review of the Broadcasting Board of Governors' Middle East Radio Network Launch and Broadcast Initiatives
November 2004
Cable from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to the Secretary of State (PDF)
"Al Hurra's slow response to fast-breaking events such as [Hamas leader] Sheikh Yassin's killing and the cancellation of the Arab Summit in Tunis has hurt its ability to attract a wider audience."
April 2004
Congressional Research Service Report (PDF)
The Middle East Television Network: An Overview
Jeremy M. Sharp, Middle East Policy Analyst
Aug. 17, 2005
Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (PDF)
Includes testimony from then-BBG Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson and then-Al Hurra News Director Mouafac Harb
Nov. 10, 2005
Booz Allen Report (PDF)
Strategic Review of the Television Broadcasting Sector in the Middle East
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Revised March 2006
GAO Report (PDF)
Management of Middle East Broadcasting Services Could Be Improved
Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations
August 2006
GAO Report (PDF)
Strategic Planning Efforts Have Improved, but Agencies Face Significant Implementation Challenges
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight by Jess T. Ford Director of International Affairs and Trade
April 26, 2007
Letter to Secretary Condoleezza Rice (PDF)
From Members of the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee requesting then-News Director Larry Register be replaced
May 9, 2007
Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia (PDF)
Includes testimony from BBG board member Joaquin Blaya and MBN president Brian Conniff
May 16, 2007
Office of the Inspector General Report (PDF)
Report of Inspection: Alhurra's Programming Policies and Procedures
May 2008
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This story is a joint production with CBS and 60 Minutes. View the 60 Minutes segment on Alhurra that first aired on June 22, 2008.
Alhurra's Baghdad Bureau Mired in Controversy
by Dafna Linzer - July 8, 2008 10:55 am
BBG Responds to ProPublica's Alhurra Investigation -- And We Have Some Questions for Them
June 30, 2008 2:00 pm
Alhurra Paid Former White House Aides, Washington Journalists
by Dafna Linzer and Paul Kiel - June 24, 2008 4:59 pm
Former Alhurra Employee Tries To Break Into White House
by Robert Lewis - June 23, 2008 2:45 pm
Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra
by Paul Kiel - June 23, 2008 11:45 am
Lost in Translation: Alhurra -- America's Troubled Effort to Win Middle East Hearts and Minds
by Dafna Linzer - June 22, 2008 7:00 pm
ProPublica and 60 Minutes Investigation to Air Sunday
by Paul Kiel - June 19, 2008 3:45 pm
Soon Dafna Linzer will be answering readers' questions about Al Hurra and what she found. We'll collect questions from the comments and via e-mail: feedback@propublica.org.
If you have new details or insider knowledge about Alhurra, please let us know.
- The Broadcasting Board of Governors issued a response to "60 Minutes" and ProPublica's joint investigation into Alhurra.
- David Corn of Mother Jones responded to Dafna Linzer and Paul Kiel's article "Alhurra Paid Former White House Aides, Washington Journalists".
- BBG Responds to ProPublica's Alhurra Investigation -- And We Have Some Questions for Them
- Letter From Alhurra's Parent Company -- And Our Response
Previous Alhurra Coverage Around the Web
- Blog Posts About Alhurra on "Abu Aardvark," by Marc Lynch
- "Bad Reception," Part 1 & Part 2, The American Prospect
- "The Failure of Public Diplomacy" by Marc Lynch The Guardian
- "Al-Nielsens", NPR "On the Media"
- "Register's Last Hurrah?" by Joel Mowbray, The Wall Street Journal
- "Boos for Al-Hurrah", The Wall Street Journal
- "Mad TV" by Joel Mowbray, The Wall Street Journal
- Cable from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to the Secretary of State (PDF)
"Al Hurra's slow response to fast-tracking events...has hurt its ability to attract a wider audience."
April 2004 - Congressional Research Service Report (PDF)
The Middle East Television Network: An Overview
Aug. 17, 2005 - GAO Report (PDF)
Management of the Middle East Broadcasting Services Could Be Improved
August 2006 - Letter to Secretary Condoleezza Rice (PDF)
Congressmen call for then-news director Larry Register to be replaced.
May 9, 2007 - Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia (PDF)
Includes testimony from BBG board member Joaquin Blaya and MBN president Brian Conniff
May 16, 2007 - Office of the Inspector General Report (PDF)
Report of Inspection: Alhurra's Programming Policies and Procedures
May 2008 - More...