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This is from South Korea, but reports on a media operation that bears analysis by all in the Mediterranean media field as well.

Palestinian Authority reportedly orders end to media incitement

Privacy and libel laws under threat from EU legislation

Judgment against Moroccan newspaper director annulled

Ad agencies home in on sponsoring

Newspaper drama in Israel

Stay tuned ... The broadband revolution might yet be televised

BBC news in crisis as axe hits 350 staff

The Third Coast International Audio Festival

2005 conference on freedom and information

Newspapers wrestle with how to earn revenue in the internet or at least not lose newsprint readers

Too gay for Greeks: Lawyers threaten 'Alexander' suit

Jordanian King presents journalist of the year award

Moroccan fashion photographer's retrospective on display

20th annual book fair in Slovenia

Slovenia Business Week

Tunisian journalist fights for openness

Conference internationale de suivi du sommet mondial sur la societe de l'information

Resonance of broken promises discussed in Morocco

International Federation of Journalists launches campaign to reform Algerian media and criticises legal enforcement of ethics code

allAfrica.com: Algeria [press release]: IFJ Launches Campaign to Reform Algerian Media And Criticises Legal Enforcement of Ethics Code

Court bans acclaimed French film

Media bill in Greece

And the view of one newspaper there.

King of Jordan speaks to Foreign Press Association in London

Risk in running cartoons of Moroccan king

Metro to launch in Lisbon with Grupo Media Capital

SMS revolutionizing communications in Spain

Satellite radio wows stockmarket

Satellite radio wows stockmarket

Keeping the art of cinema real from Greece

Cable companies launch phone service to rival Bezeq in Israel

International film jury in Greece looks at young directors

Short story contest for young writers in Greece

Value in Israel of reading a magazine

Conference in Lebanon argues journalists have role to play in conflicts

Latest on the two French journalist hostages in Iraq

Le Monde tries to attract investors.....

Al Jazeera to launch English channel at the end of 2005

New position in France to help resolve press issues involved in court coverage

Financial Times 'tests the water' on voluntary redundancies

Newspapers should really worry

American Press Institute circulation execs take a page from National Geographic

The MMC hopes to many programs along these lines, bringing together people and experiences that do not normally get together.

Aid agencies tussle with media

Terrorists turn up the dial in global PR war

European Media Leaders Summit 2004

Law on Confidence in the Digital Economy in France: first legal action on the responsibility of internet service providers

Journalist receives suspended three-month prison sentence for defamation

International Federation of Journalists condemns arrest of whistleblower

Da Vince Code banned in Lebanon

The challenge of news "fixers" in the world

World Association of Newspapers reports its numbers on press freedom

Channel 10 in Israel prepared to drop going price to new investors

A bet on Christian readers for The Jerusalem Post

France Soir chief sweeps to power

Jordanian media to be liberalized

CNN audience survey in the Middle East

Newspapers and TV stations

How would this comeout if the same study were done in the Mediterranean?

Reporter going to trial over Cianci tape

What are the Mediterranean equivalents of this case? How does a dispute like this occur in Mediterranean countries and what are the different ways in which it might be resolved?

News media and freedom of expression in the Arab Middle East

BBCNews.com, Ventura County Star take top honors

Is there anything like this for the Mediterranean? If not, why not?

Next British invasion: Tabloidization?

What application does this have to newspapers in the Mediterranean?

United Nations establishes working group on internet governance

Online News Association and Media Center enhancing relationship

More on the same French film.....

When is a French film not a French film?

Fears as Italy TV anchor removed

Journalists can play a significant role in Syrian reform

Reorganization of Paris system for overseeing kiosques

France said to lose touch with kidnapped journalists

Content is becoming more important than Its 'container,' says AP President CURLEY

Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict Prevention Project - Europe

Online/More Colour in the Media project

New Middle East Conference to examine print media

New data on pan-European media exposure

Publishers meet to explore opportunities online

Ten centuries of Spanish poetry book

European Court of Justice rules on access to sports data/information

Serbian parliament adopts access law

Negotiations for possible Liberation investment in France

Croatian TV says sorry to viewers

Media commentary on BUSH re-election from Europe and Mediterranean

International television festival in Spain on urban ecology

Court lifts the RT�K ban on local radio

Klandestini festival of emerging Mediterranean writers

The cover of Liberation - "the empire grows worse", more or less, probably captures the views of millions of French people learning of the re-election of BUSH. What are we seeing in other countries of the Mediterranean? How is the media telling the story of BUSH's re-election.

Press votes for Ben Ali in presidential election in Tunisia

Libel suit against Lyon Mag in France

Growth in advertising revenues around the world

Arab editors ran ads praising Tunisia's "dictator" as editorial pieces

Free paper competition in Spain

The New York Times " World Briefing"

Today's "World Briefing" collection has a majority of stories coming from Mediterranean countries - Turkey, Cyprus, Italy, Palestine and France. Alas, it is a collection of stories about arrests, locusts, floods, demolition and - thank goodness - improvement.

US presidential election from the South of France (Nice)

Nice Matin. See the story at the top of the page.....

BIA Media Monitoring Report from Turkey

US presidential election from Greece

Kathimerini newspaper - see story just above the fold, with photo. (From NewspaperDirect)

US presidential election from France

Aujourd'hui(serving Paris primarily) - see the main headline and subheads for stories inside. (From NewspaperDirect)

US presidential election from Croatia

Vjesnik. See story on right and photo. (From NewspaperDirect)

US presidenital election from Turkey

Zaman. See story lower left. (From the Newseum)

Haaretz in Tel Aviv. 

An Nahar in Beirut. 

La Presse in Tunis. 

IHT, published in Paris. 

El Pais in Madrid. 

Corriere della Sera in Italy. 

US election from Portugal......

Today's front page (see lower left) from Correio da Manha in Lisbon.

L'election presidentielle aux USA

Many French newspapers have developed dedicated pages on the US election. In what other countries of the Mediterranean has this been done? Which are the best? How about a Mediterranean contest for the newspaper, or other medium, that covered the US election best for readers/viewers/listeners, etc?