Where Things Stand: Alhurra
Editor’s note: As part of our year-end coverage, we’re checking in on the latest on each of our in-depth stories.
Alhurra means "The Free One" in Arabic, but since it first began broadcasting from Springfield, Va., to the Middle East, it has cost U.S. taxpayers more than $500 million. That's why ProPublica teamed up with CBS' "60 Minutes" this summer to take a deeper look at the U.S. government's satellite network. Set up in 2004, Alhurra was supposed to showcase a positive image of U.S. policies to the Arab world.
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Rep Calls for Investigation of Alhurra
The ranking member of the House foreign relations committee thinks it's time Congress takes a hard look at Alhurra. In a letter today … more…
Alhurra: Part One
You can now read the first of Dafna Linzer's reports on the American taxpayers' adventure in bringing news to the Arab world. And don't … more…
Lost in Translation: Alhurra—America’s Troubled Effort to Win Middle East Hearts and Minds
July 22: This post has been corrected.
An Arab-language television network and radio station, founded by the Bush administration to … more…
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 … more…
Evolving E-Mail Explanations
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May, 2007: Officials at Alhurra and its oversight board tell Congress that a reporter who broadcast a report … more…
Alhurra Video
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This report on a Holocaust deniers conference hosted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was … more…
Surveillance Bill Compromise Likely to Deliver Immunity for Telecoms
After a year of acrimonious debate, Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a compromise bill to overhaul the Foreign Intelligence … more…
McClatchy’s Major Detainee Investigation Comes Amid Major Staff Cutbacks
Earlier this week the McClatchy Washington Bureau published an impressive five-part investigation into detention facilities in Guantanamo … more…
Inspector General Report Confirms Distortion of Climate Science at NASA
Senior political appointees in NASA's public affairs office inhibited the release of scientific evidence of global warming, according to … more…
Pentagon Releases Documents on Briefings of Retired Generals
The Pentagon has just posted thousands of pages of documents relating to its briefings of retired generals turned TV analysts. It's the … more…
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November 17, 2008
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