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TV and the people: Ramadan channel trades soaps for politics
Cairo’s street and bridges were strewn with billboards bearing the phrase “Al-Qahira wal Nas” — “Cairo and the People” — in July 2009. The phrase had no clear identity and left no clue as to the...
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Under new leadership, media face old oppressive policies
More than a month ago, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper coined two dichotomous categories of media.One was “the black media,” or local TV channels and newspapers that strive “to reproduce...
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Israeli media frets little over Morsy power grab
Following President Mohamed Morsy’s firing of Hussein Tantawi, head of the formerly ruling military council, and other leading generals on Sunday, Israeli media commentators have reacted with cautious...
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Brotherhood's Misr25 channel to begin preaching group's ideology
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has decided to orient its satellite channel, Misr25, toward preaching the group’s ideology to the Egyptian public.The meeting also decided that a news...
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Interior Ministry to launch own satellite channel
The Interior Ministry is preparing to launch a satellite channel to communicate with citizens, the interior minister said Sunday.“It has no commercial purpose,” Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin said. “It...
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Nilesat stops broadcasting three Syrian channels
Responding to a draft resolution of Arab foreign ministers, the Egyptian company Nilesat stopped broadcasting three Syrian satellite channels on Wednesday. The resolution asked to stop the broadcast of...
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Media organizations say press reforms not enough
Media and press freedom organizations have criticized the appointment of figures close to the Freedom and Justice Party to leading positions in state newspapers and demanded the cancellation of laws...
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Covering the embassy protests
As protests erupted in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Cairo last week over an anti-Islam film, Egypt Independent had reporters on the ground every day. Their assignment was to come back at the end...
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Egyptian satellite channels charged with broadcasting misleading commercials
The Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency referred ten satellite channels and ten telemarketing companies to the public prosecutor on Sunday, on charges of disseminating misleading commercials to...
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Saudi TV channel eyes both political and economic ends
A new Saudi-owned channel, MBC Egypt, is set to begin broadcasting in November, primarily focusing on entertainment specifically tailored to millions of viewers in Egypt.MBC’s media spokesperson in...
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Di Salata: Life is like a bowl of salad, but online
South Korean music artist PSY became a household name when his “Gangam Style” video went viral earlier this year.Months later in Egypt, a local spin on the song dubbed “Hobba Egyptian Style” proved to...
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Critics say Brotherhood using Mubarak-era propaganda
On its front page on 28 November, the newspaper that bears the same name as the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, Freedom and Justice, led with the headline: “Revolutionaries, feloul and street...
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Sawiris sells ONtv to Tunisian businessman
A surprise decision by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris to sell his satellite channel ONtv to Tunisian film producer Tarak Ben Ammar has raised questions about the intentions of both.The news...
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English-language media play a vital role in telling Egypt’s story
On Sunday, former editor-in-chief of Ahram Online Hani Shukrallah, bid his final farewell to the organization, after a series of measures by the Brotherhood-administered media institution that chipped...
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With poor economy and lack of political incentives, newspapers struggle to...
Over the last two years, the number of privately owned newspapers in Egypt has multiplied — but so also have the challenges they face.Talk of cutting losses, increasing copy prices, shutting down...
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Breaking the news mold: Egypt’s community media gains a much-needed voice
When major clashes in areas like Mansoura or Port Said break out, the Egyptian and international press descend upon the city for momentary coverage before retreating back to the capital.At other times,...
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Journalists Syndicate polls reveal anti-Brotherhood bloc, but many challenges...
Even though the Muslim Brotherhood did not field any candidates in the Journalists Syndicate elections last week, the results have still been perceived as a blow to the ruling group. Candidates seen...
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No photo, no story: Photojournalists protest abuses
"No photo, no story" read one poster carried by one of many photojournalists at a protest held on 19 March in front of the Shura Council, in response to ongoing violence toward them during the last...
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Maspero workers’ delayed salaries highlight institution’s dire finances
The iconic Maspero television building has long been a protest hub for activists voicing their mounting frustration with the state’s media arm.After the 25 January uprising, the iconic Maspero building...
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Anti-Egypt journalist: Cairo has failed to produce anything
DOHA — Days before his controversial tweets sparked an outcry in Egypt; prominent Qatari journalist Ahmed Ali told Egypt Independent in an exclusive interview that as of today, Egypt has failed to...
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