Tuesday, January 30, 2007

When Saudi media try to be sensitive. Hoping to imitate the (sensation) ostensibly sensible Western media, Al-Arabiya TV chose to do a report yesterday on sexual abuse of children in Sudan--yes, you have to select a country on bad terms with the US for such reports. The report was as you would expect from Geraldo-style reporting: sensational and even cruel. They sent a team to interview the children on camera, although they distorted the images in some cases.