Arab and Iraqi media

The NY Times reports on the creation of Al Hurra, "a slickly produced Arab-language news and entertainment network" that is "meant to be America's 'fair and balanced' pan-Arab answer to outlets like Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite network that White House officials accuse of fanning anti-Americanism in the Persian Gulf region."

In related stories, the Washington Post and Village Voice explore some of the debates over the control, funding, and scope of a post-Saddam media infrastructure in Iraq.