BBC Arabic online traffic

ArabCrunch, (List) 10 Insights: How the Arab Spring Affected BBC Arabic Online Audience Growth & Behavior #AAMT2011 just picked up this traffic analysis/summary

Tajikistan: BBC reporter detained for membership of 'extreme Islamic group'

Richard Orange, Telegraph, Tajikistan: BBC reporter detained for membership of 'extreme Islamic group', 16 Jun 2011 ""BBC radio correspondent Urunbay Usmonov, 50, was detained for membership in the illegal movement Hizb ut-Tahrir," Makhmadullo Asadulloyev, a spokesman for the interior ministry in the former Soviet republic, confirmed on Wednesday.

"Mr Usmonov "was engaged in extremist propaganda and campaigning for the movement on the internet," he added."

'Shankaboot'

Babylon & Beyond, LA Times, Online serial 'Shankaboot' brings Arabic drama into the new millenium, 21 Mar 2010 "A beautiful girl with a checkered past and the poor delivery boy who loves her – it could be any soap opera on one of hundreds of Arabic channels, but it's not. "Shankaboot" is a digital experiment in storytelling made for the Web, and its success could usher in a new genre of serial drama in the Arab world.

""In the first 10 episodes, we are introducing lovely, interesting characters that young people can identify with," producer Katia Saleh told The Times. "Down the line, [we'll] introduce other topics that would appeal to Arab youth and are not brought up in the mainstream media, something appropriate for the Web.""

Here's episode one (spot the CTU link) and two:





More episodes to follow (they're up to episode 4).

Panorama: "Muslim First, British Second"

Panorama: Muslim First, British Second

BBC News, UK to shift anti-terror strategy, 16 Feb 09, "The UK government is preparing a major shift in its counter-terrorism strategy to combat radicalisation, the BBC's Panorama programme has learned."

The programme itself could have done with more analysis - very difficult given the retraints of format and time - but had some interesting talking heads.

Here's the iPlayer link: Muslim First, British Second [UK only].

I'm still looking for a transcript. Here's some background, including materials from the reporter Richard Watson: BBC, About Muslim First, British Second

BBC, Chief Constable denies infiltration of Muslim groups

BBC, New tactic in the battle with extremism

Home Office statement on Muslim First, British Second

Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal

Wales Online, Sky joins BBC in Gaza aid appeal ban, 26 Jan 09 "Sky News announced today that it was joining the BBC in refusing to broadcast an emergency appeal for Gaza.

"The broadcaster said in a statement that it had informed the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella organisation for 13 humanitarian aid agencies, of its decision."

Also see: Disasters Emergency Committee, Aid agencies launch joint appeal to relieve Gaza humanitarian crisis, 22 Jan 09

BBC Persian

BBC News, Bloggers welcome BBC Persian TV, 19 Jan 09 "The launch of BBC Persian TV has been the subject of much comment by Iranian bloggers. Most welcomed the new satellite TV channel and predicted that it would attract a large audience inside Iran and in other mainly Persian-speaking countries."

The live feed of BBC Persian is here.

BBC

AP, BBC to launch Persian-language TV channel, 8 Jan 09 "The BBC said Thursday it will launch a Persian-language TV channel next week that can be seen in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and elsewhere, despite Iranian claims that it will be used to recruit spies." More info: BBC Persian