Italy - "Stendhal in Parma, Italy" - NYTimes.com

Lebanon - "In Beirut, Raw Materials Meet Magic" - NYTimes.com

Lebanon - Slow Food Beirut

"census of marine life" - Google Search

France - "French Consortium Is Out to Battle Google Over Book Scanning" - NYTimes.com

Morocco - "Morocco steps up assault on online journalism" - Committee to Protect Journalists

France - "Paris Court Convicts Google in Copyright Case" - NYTimes.com

"Warmer Ties With Turkey Kindle Hopes in Syria" - NYTimes.com

"Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert" - Discovery News

Egypt - "Cairo Journal - A Nation’s Shaken Ego Seen in a Soccer Loss" - NYTimes.com

"Medamos II ou comment stimuler les autoroutes de la mer avec le Maghreb"

Greece - "Athens Riots - Greece Terrorism - Weapons Trace"

"The Blog of Samia Serageldin :: Half a million French books gift to the Library of Alexandria"

Egypt - "Finding a Market for Crafts Made by the Trash Collectors of Cairo" - NYTimes.com

"Les architectes méditerranéens définissent un nouveau genre urbain"

"L'électricité photovoltaïque explose en France méditerranéenne"

Turkey - "Istanbul Food"

"Protecting Ocean Life"

"ECRIMED" - France 3

Tunisia - "Night and Day, in Tunisia" - In Transit Blog - NYTimes.com

Jordan - "Next Stop - A Newly Stylish Amman Asserts Itself" - NYTimes.com

"Wanderlust | Istanbul" - The Moment Blog - NYTimes.com

"As Recovery Spreads, Greece Is Bypassed" - NYTimes.com

"Researchers Explore Growing Ocean Garbage Patches" - NYTimes.com

And in the Mediterranean?

"Joint-venture entre le groupe Hachette Livre et la Librairie Antoine au Liban"

"Editorial - Last Act for the Bluefin" - NYTimes.com

"Publisher in Portugal Picks a Fine Time to Start a Newspaper" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean restaurants are popping up like mushrooms"

France - "SPIIL : Les pure-players d'information s'organisent"

Portugal - "Next Stop - Alto Alentejo in Portugal, Unsung but Not for Long" - NYTimes.com

Tunisia - "Le groupe français Castel continue d’investir au Maghreb"

"Jérôme Cohen : " une utopie viable serait de commencer par une Union du Maghreb""

"A Mediterranean Brand to Recover from the Crisis" - ANSAmed

"TV: Close of Casting Algeria, new Star Academy Maghreb" - ANSAmed

Tunisia - "In Tunisia, government harassment of journalists on the rise" - Committee to Protect Journalists

"Ways to boost Euro-Mediterranean trade, enhance economic integration" - Global Arab Network

"Digital future: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces $5M to blog, text democracy in Mideast"

Morocco - "Moroccan Press freedom “disappointingly absent from agenda” of visiting US Secretary of State" – IFEX

"Les producteurs de lait français font leur marge en Espagne"

Morocco - "Méga projet solaire de 2 000 mégawatts au Maroc"

Tunisia - "Un écolabel touristique en Tunisie"

Monaco - "Prix Méditerranéen du Journalisme près de Nice"

"Ancient Eruption May Have Hit Mediterranean Societies With Tsunamis" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean Travel Articles: Croatia, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia"

"Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation - Arab Knowledge Report 2009"

Egypt - "Eygpt's Ali G." - PRI's The World

"Séville : 2 ème édition du Forum Young Mediterranean Leaders" - Econostrum

"Casablanca : Salon Med-IT" - Econostrum

"Barcelone : 3e Semaine méditerranéenne des leaders économiques" - Econostrum

"Barcelone : 6e Forum de développement économique de l'Afrique du Nord" - Econostrum

Jordan - "La Jordanie pourrait commencer à extraire de l'uranium en 2012"

"Salad days in Lebanon as it sets third Guinness food record" - AFP

"Middle East newspapers struggle in new age" - The Daily Star

Spain - "Universal closed in June" - Newspaper Innovation

Spain - "La Gaceta paid relaunch" - Newspaper Innovation

Morocco - "Morocco punishes journalists over royal reporting" - AFP

Turkey - "‘NYT’ announces launch of news supplement in Turkey" - European Journalism Centre

"Al Jazeera English introduces blog site" - Editors Weblog

Italy - "La Repubblica editor Ezio Mauro receives support for his press freedom efforts" - Editors Weblog

Spain - "elmundo.es launches Americas edition" - Editors Weblog

"'Hasta la vista y gracias': Spanish news website farewelled as main investor backs out" - Editors Weblog

France - "Today's empty newsstands thanks to strike action" - Editors Weblog

"Morocco blocks Spain's El Pais over royal cartoons" - Expatica Spain

"Al Ram Journal - On One Field, Two Goals - Equality and Statehood" - NYTimes.com

"House Hunting in ... Morocco" - NYTimes.com

Tunisia - "President Re-elected, With Only 90% of Vote" - NYTimes.com

"Mediterranean Union is stalled indefinitely" - TimesofMalta.com

Lebanon - "Lebanese media forced to make cuts " - The Peninsula

Lebanon - "Robert Fisk: End of an era for Lebanon's free press" - The Independent

"Mediterranean restaurant concepts look to expand" – Nation’s Restaurant News

Are the media in the Mediterranean covering these trends elsewhere?

"Tangier festival celebrates Mediterranean short films" - Magharebia.com

"Lebanese to Israel - Hands Off Our Hummus!" - NYTimes.com

"PROJECT TO CREATE AN EUROMED CIVIL DEFENCE NETWORK LAUNCHED" - ANSAmed

"Egypt against Israel FM at Mediterranean forum" - AFP

"La Méditerranée à l'honneur aux 4e Rencontres cinéma de Carros" - Nice Premium

"The olive grove wars" - GlobalPost

"Experts discuss the future of Mediterranean Seabirds" - Independent Online

"Government confiscates issue of newspaper; pro-Ben Ali "advertisements" appear in Egyptian media" - IFEX

"Somebody Get the Mediterranean a Tissue!" - GeekDad - Wired.com

"Middle East Bloggers: The Street Leads Online" - Reports - Committee to Protect Journalists

"5ème colloque Medinnov - Medinnov - Réseau Euro-Méditerranéen de l'innovation"

"Vital Signs - Nutrition - Lower Depression Risk Linked to Mediterranean Diet" - NYTimes.com

"Marseille : le grand bleu comme vous ne l'avez jamais vu"

"Centre for Mediterranean Integration Set Up In Marseille" - ANSAmed

"Les collectivités territoriales au coeur de la construction européenne"

"Sept associations éducatives méditerranéennes pour aviver "la mémoire de l'eau""

"Writers and Intellectuals on Cruise for Dialogue" - ANSAmed

European Neighborhood Policy - Euromed - Eurojar

www.figaromedias.fr

"Mediterranean Tourism Could Bear the Brunt of Climate Change"

"Mediterranean countries agree to boost digital learning" - Magharebia.com

ARCHITECTURE - "Q&A: Architecture in Spain, Portugal and Morocco" - In Transit Blog - NYTimes.com

TURKEY - "Turkish Media Group Critical of Government Is Fined $2.5 Billion" - NYTimes.com

"Italian Editor Is Latest Berlusconi Casualty" - NYTimes.com

"La voiture d'un journaliste plastiquée en Corse" - Société - Le Monde.fr

"”Le Monde” du 4 août interdit au Maroc" - France 3

"Celebrating Turkey in the Heart of Paris" - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com

"History, Along With Books, at an Istanbul Library" - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com

"Having Fish and Eating It Too" - NYTimes.com

"Buyer's Market in Croatia, but No One's Buying" - NYTimes.com

"Big harvest boosts Moroccan economy" - GlobalPost

"Spain's Cyclists Don't Include Average Spaniards" - NPR

This would make a great Mediterranean story - comparing and contrasting the use of bicycles all around the Med.

I wonder how the low usage of bikes in Spain, for example, compares with use in France. Nice has just launched a city-wide bike rental service called VeloBleu. It will be interesting to see what statistics on bicycle usage that program generates.

"Israel Cuts Palestinian Tragedy From Textbooks" - NYTimes.com

Israel can be seen many days fearing its own shadow.

"Conseil Constitutionnel - Décision n° 2009-580 DC du 10 juin 2009"

"Le temps de parole du chef de l'Etat désormais décompté" - Le Figaro

"Ban on Al-Jazeera Operations in West Bank Lifted" - NYTimes.com

"Italian bloggers strike" - GlobalPost

"How Paris booksellers make a go of it" - GlobalPost

"Tunisia: Academic sentenced to eight months in prison" - Pro Bono Net

"Egypt: Editor sentenced to six months behind bars" - Pro Bono Net

"Marseille, la nouvelle capitale méditerranéenne des croisières" - La Provence

"Cairo hosts 3rd Mediterranean Study Day" - Greenplanet.net

"Green Inc. Column - Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power" - NYTimes.com

"al-Sahafiyeen : Israeli sitcom by Arab citizen is breaking the misconceptions by challenging the divisions head-on"

"Italy's Berlusconi hit by female escort allegations" - Reuters

"Cairo Journal - Penned-In Egyptians Find Peace in City’s Din" - NYTimes.com

And what role do the media play?

"Women Take On Sexist Image in Italian Media" - NYTimes.com

"MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR JOURNALISTS ASSIGNED IN BARI" - ANSAmed

"EGYPTIAN-ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON FOOD SAFETY TO KICK OFF" - ANSAmed

"GALASSIA GUTTENBERG OPENS TO FOOD AND CULTURE " - ANSAmed

ANSAmed

"Minuets, Sonatas and Politics for Palestinian Musicians in the West Bank" - NYTimes.com

"Vatican Radio to air advertising" - BBC News

"4th Mediterranean Academy of Forensic Sciences Meeting"

"Egypt Overturns Exiled Dissident's Jail Sentence" - NYTimes.com

"France Approves Crackdown on Internet Piracy" - NYTimes.com

"Lancement du projet européen Sostenuto"

"Google Street View cars banned from Greece" - guardian.co.uk

"Memo From Cairo - Egypt to Be Center Stage in Obama’s Address to Arabs" - NYTimes.com

"Israel Closes Media Center, Upsetting Palestinians" - NYTimes.com

"Media inflated Malta-Italy row, ambassador claims" - timesofmalta.com

"The modern incarnation of Egypt's ancient Library of Alexandria"

"Implacable Adversaries: Arab Governments and the Internet" - The Initiative For an Open Arab Internet

"Italy Premier’s Drama Unfolds in Press" - NYTimes.com

"Breaking taboos and freeing your ‘Jasad’" - Kippreport

"Italians Look to Small Screen" - NYTimes.com

"Celebrity Cruises and Bon Appétit Pair Up to Present Palate-Pleasing Mediterranean Experience"

"Mediterranean Journalist Award launched during the UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum" - Fonds Pascal Decroos

"Babel Med Music du 26 au 28 mars 2009 à Marseille" - France 3

"PAGE Cooperative Turns 25 Today"

"Italian Magazine Tries to Narrow Gap With Muslims" - NYTimes.com

"5ème rencontres Internationales Monaco Méditerranée : Le futur de l'eau se conjugue au passé ?" - Portail info Monaco

"Abroad - In France, a Different View of Colonialism in Algeria" - NYTimes.com

"Blogging The Middle East" - European Journalism Centre

"It will be the year of the Mediterranean" - Greenplanet.net

"Mediterranean Partner Countries Crop Production Up" - ALARAB ONLINE

"MEDITERRANEAN UNION: SECRETARY GENERAL TO BE NAMED BY APRIL" - ANSAmed

"French TV protests tax laws"

"Magda Abu-Fadil: Mediterranean journalists back investigative work, FOI, training and women's equal rights"

"French websites blacked out to protest piracy bill" - EUobserver

"The Dubai International Advertising Festival" - Kippreport

"Journalists unions in Maghreb form online network" - IJNet

"MED: SEARCH FOR DIALOGUE GETS UNDERWAY IN GENOA" - ANSAmed

"Ve Rencontres Internationales Monaco et la Méditerranée"

"opening of a dialogue between mediterranean countries"

"Morano veut mettre fin aux insultes sur Internet à son égard" - Le Monde.fr

"Waltz With Bashir"

"Pompeian, Inc. :: Two Mediterranean Olive Oil Families Form an Alliance"

"TV hostess escorts Italians to Facebook" - European Journalism Centre

"For God’s Sake! Another Jordanian E-Journalist Gets In Trouble at The Black Iris of Jordan"

"Algerian journalist provisionally released, facing jail term" - Committee to Protect Journalists

"New Internews Study and Trainings Focus on Developing Sound Business Practices" - Internews

"2nd Regional Forum on Investment Climate in Southern Mediterranean and ME"

"Over 225 Years of Spanish Journalism Now on The Web" - Tech2.com India

"Naples to develop film studio"

"BNP Paribas develops retail banking in the Mediterranean basin" - The Financial

"Will Mediterranean Union survive?" - Saudi Gazette

"Un site internet pour rapprocher entreprises italiennes et algériennes"

Here is the site.

"Med-Mem veut créer la cybermémoire audiovisuelle des deux rives"

"Freedom of Expression Under Attack"

"Espace Numérique Ouvert Pour la Méditerranée"

"Mediterranean Sea level could rise by 61 cm" - Science Centric

"Daniel Riot: 'In France, journalists are almost indoctrinated'" - Cafebabel

"Annual report says press freedom deteriorating in the Middle East" - IJNet

"Lebanese newspaper channel launched online" - IJNet

"Watch your language" - KippReport

"Marseille Journal - Melting Pot of Melodrama Enthralls French Nightly" - NYTimes.com

"Protection of the Mediterranean Ecosystem"

"Cooperating for better ’Med’ Representatives"

"Mediterraneo, le 28 février 2009" - France 3

This covers the event in Menton in January.

"Kurd’s Speech Defies Turkish Taboo" - NYTimes.com

Freedom of speech includes choice of languages in my book.

"An Nahar launches web TV" - Media Helping Media

It is great to see this newspaper continuing to innovate.

"Musical Show of Unity Upsets Many in Israel" - NYTimes.com

The complexities should not diminish the importance.

"Les Français ont passé en moyenne 3 heures 25 par jour devant la TV en 2008" - TV5.org

And how much time with their newspapers?

"Arab, international newspapers again circulated in Libya" - IJNEt

Let's hope that this is a sign of much more openness to follow.

"Palestinian online newspaper to be launched soon" - IJNet

This appears to be a very positive development.

"Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Mental Decline" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

"Tunisia to host 10 th Mediterranean building exhibit, “MEDIBAT 2009″" - tunisiaonlinenews.com

"U.S. Journalist Cleared of Defamation Charges" - NYTimes.com

"En 2008 le C.A. du PQR 66 a connu "une progression exceptionnelle"" - tarifMedia.com

"France backs new way to finance public TV" - International Herald Tribune

"User-generated content on trial in Italy" - European Journalism Centre

IJNetVideo's Channel - YouTube

"Israel restrictions on al-Jazeera" - European Journalism Centre

"Google Earth oublie la Méditerranée !" - La Provence

Festival 2009 - International Journalism Festival

"EU to promote gender equality in Mediterranean countries"

This would make for an excellent seminar with the media of the region.

"Google Earth Goes Deep With Ocean Simulations" - NYTimes.com

I look forward to what this will show us all "under" the Mediterranean!

"Quel avenir pour la presse quotidienne régionale ?" - AgoraVox

"Migration intra- méditerranéenne" - Babelmed

Reflections of a Newsosaur: French-style aid for U.S. press would cost $8B

» Another one bites the dust » - Kippreport

"Sarkozy pledges €600m to French newspapers" - guardian.co.uk

"Refugees Bust Out of Italian Camp" - NYTimes.com

Sarkozy annonce des mesures pour la presse" - France 3

"Looking to the Future of Radio, Europe Weighs Its Options" - NYTimes.com

"Out of Africa: Saharan Solar Energy - Renewable Energy" - TIME

"Israeli TV airs Gaza doctor's desperate pleas" - Reuters

"Israel Lets Reporters See Devastated Gaza Site and Image of a Confident Military" - NYTimes.com

The world cannot get to the truth of what is going on through Israeli public relation tours. The proper journalistic response is to believe nothing either side says in this matter and to do the onsite investigation independently.

"French solutions to the newspaper crisis" - Editors Weblog

"Nicolas Sarkozy : "Je crois beaucoup au MuCem""

A new museum of the Mediterranean is to open in several years in Marseille.

"Israel Charges Palestinian Reporters on Gaza Story" - NYTimes.com

Telling the truth should never be a crime anywhere.

"All Roads May Lead Here, but They Aren’t Bringing Big Spenders" - NYTimes.com

How has the financial crisis affected travel and tourism in the Mediterranean?

"Executive media and TV workshop to be held in Egypt" - IJNet

"Few in U.S. See Jazeera’s Coverage of Gaza War" - NYTimes.com

We can never have too many sources of information about important news nor too many different perspectives. It's a shame that more people don't appreciate this......

"Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza" - NYTimes.com

In this context, sadly, I can assume only the worst if I cannot see it for myself. If Israel has nothing to hide, it should let us all see. It's a very simple proposition.

"A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco" - Borders - Books, Music and Movies

There are wonderful stories to be told by the media of the Mediterranean about housing and renovations, both for the people of each country, and for others, all around the basin.

"Nice Premium - 5 janvier 2009 : la fin de la publicité sur France Télévisions"

This is having a large impact on the French media scene. Adjusting a country's evening television schedule by even a few minutes can cause a lot more toilets to flush at unexpected times and either more or less news to be consumed by viewers.

"Corez wine bar will uncork Mediterranean atmosphere" - The Grand Rapids Press

To the extent that someone in another part of the world is doing something in the name of the Mediterranean, I think the media of the Mediterranean ought to be paying more attention and making the link that the internet permits both to stories and to people and places.....like this new restaurant and its owners.

"Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News" - Biotechnology from Bench to Business

The media of the Mediterranean ought to be the primary reporters on all developments related to health in their region. I don't believe they are now......

"The Perrin Post Travel Blog: Travel Advice and Vacation Tips From Condé Nast Traveler on Concierge.com"

Why should the Mediterranean media leave it to other media to cover cruises and cruise planning on the Mediterranean Sea? I believe they can take back this role and rightfully so......

"ABCNews.com Takes a Look at the Best and the Worst New Year's Diet Searches" - abc13.com

The section here dealing with the Mediterranean diet contains astonishing numbers on obesity in the US compared with France and Italy. The media of the Mediterranean ought to be telling more of this story themselves!

"Fit to eat" - Columbian.com

Mediterranean media would be well-served if they worked harder for local and distance audiences to recapture their own Mediterranean cuisine instead of allowing everyone else to steal it without compensation or even calories!

"France Telecom completes repairs to Mediterranean cables" - Telecompaper

These cables are important for the region as well as the rest of the world that depends on them.