Libya Media Assessment

Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011
Author(s):
Matt Abud and Ben Moran
Author(s) note:

Matt Abud is a media development specialist who has worked for the last 10 years in several transitional and crisis contexts in countries such as East Timor, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. He was part of the Internews Emergency team that responded to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Benedict Moran is an award-winning journalist who has traveled to more than 70 countries. He has reported from the Middle East and Africa. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, he produced a weekly 30-minute youth radio program promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. He currently works as United Nations Producer for Al Jazeera English.

An extraordinary proliferation of media outlets is emerging in areas controlled by Libya’s rebels, an encouraging sign in the North African country that today faces a tense stand-off in the capitol of Tripoli with the Gaddafi regime, a new report shows. According to the report, Libya has many challenges in its future; with the right support, new media outlets will be able to make the strongest contribution possible to the transition’s political stability, its democracy, and its social cohesion.

Author(s): 
Matt Abud and Ben Moran

Matt Abud is a media development specialist who has worked for the last 10 years in several transitional and crisis contexts in countries such as East Timor, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. He was part of the Internews Emergency team that responded to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Benedict Moran is an award-winning journalist who has traveled to more than 70 countries. He has reported from the Middle East and Africa. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin, he produced a weekly 30-minute youth radio program promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. He currently works as United Nations Producer for Al Jazeera English.

Saturday, June 4, 2011
File: 
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