Al-Jazeera... and after BERSIH
Last Saturday, Al-Jazeera English came under ZAM's fire for not inviting government spokesman's views for immediate response as the BERSIH Rally that took place November 10.
Is Al-Jazeera (editorially) 'balanced' as a news channel the way ZAM expected and practised it?
I was told that Al-Jazeera recorded this week's episode of 101 East on November 10, with guests in the studio: de facto law minister Nazri Aziz, Khairy Jamaluddin (the Son-in-Law) and human rights lawyer, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar.
First run is on, tonight, Thursday (Nov 15) 10.30 local time over Astro Channel 513. The programme has Teymoor Nabili as the anchor.
ZAM offered, but declined
I was told that ZAM was offered to guest, but (perhaps with his English) he had turned it down.
The episode of East 101, if I am not wrong, discusses issues surrounding the BERSIH Rally and the need for political reform in Malaysia, which is a very interesting discussion that you won't hear on local TV.
Will Nazri rise to the occasion and, again, deny there was any need for any institutional reform? Will he reprise the Umno mantra by saying, if people are unhappy they must make their feelings known through the ballot box?
Tune in to 101 East tonight and let us know your opinion. Also read Malik Imtiaz's Disquiet and his readers' responses to Two vs. One guest list..
I hope someone can YouTube it.
Comments
This is interesting but I don't have access to Astro here.
It would be nice if someone can upload it.
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November 15, 2007 10:24 AM
This is interesting but I don't have access to Astro here.
It would be nice if someone can upload it.
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November 15, 2007 10:25 AM
I really hope someone mentions Khairy's illegal act of demonstration when Condoleeza Rice was in town. Why does everyone seem to forget?
In the pictures, the police were smiling in the background while Khairy was screaming like a madman.
For such double standards, our government should be handed a broom.
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November 15, 2007 10:51 AM
Jeff, the debate will be published online by Al-Jazeera on YouTube.. ;-)
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November 15, 2007 10:59 AM
Now IGP is also after Al Jazeera “for potraying police as having used force to quell an illegal rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday”. He seems to have the support of Suhakam which stated that “police abided by the rules and did not use any weapon or force on the protesters”
Now are the “chemical-water cannons” not weapons? And IGP is having nightmares with reports of Bersih Gatherings in other towns. More details at:
http://powerpresent.blogspot.com/2007/11/sarawak-bersih-rally-igp-no-recurrence.html
and the latest on
http://powerpresent.blogspot.com/2007/11/unreliable-outdated-panel-probe-report.html
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November 15, 2007 11:13 AM
Jeff, this may be off-tangent, but I thought it's crucial to bring it to your attention. Can you or someone please verify this piece of news?
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/311686/1/.html
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November 15, 2007 04:04 PM
regularguy,
Khairy's demonstration is illegal but it will not be once someone mention it because permit can always be issued. pre-issued and post-issued also can...
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November 15, 2007 05:03 PM
Dear Jeff,
Here are the videos that I have recorded:
Part 1 of 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WM9HFGr0vk
Part 2 of 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2YN7DGMozM
Part 3 of 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WwhYW7Sn4
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November 16, 2007 04:15 AM
Watch the latest Video Clips on the Al Jazeera Forum on Bersih Rally
Part I - 8 min ; Part II - 9 mins 40s with inserted Video Clip on the Protest March on 10 Nov 07
And the last Q & A transcript
Teymoor: As a representative of the younger generation of the UMNO Party, do you agree with what the minister said or do you think there is room for change within the institutional structure
Khairy Jamaluddin: I agree with what the minister says. There is nothing wrong with the system. There need to be some changes to the process to strengthen it. The institutions are fine the system works we lose an election, we lost Kelantan we lost before.
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November 16, 2007 05:30 AM
Jeff, Earlier one has no url link
Watch the latest Video Clips on the Al Jazeera Forum on Bersih Rally
Part I - 8 min ; Part II 9 - mins 40s with inserted Video Clip on the Protest March on 10 Nov 07; And the last Q & A transcript
Teymoor: As a representative of the younger generation of the UMNO Party, do you agree with what the minister said or do you think there is room for change within the institutional structure
Khairy Jamaluddin: I agree with what the minister says. There is nothing wrong with the system. There need to be some changes to the process to strengthen it. The institutions are fine the system works we lose an election, we lost Kelantan we lost before.
http://powerpresent.blogspot.com/2007/11/al-jazeera-bersih-rally-forum-videos.html
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November 16, 2007 05:34 AM