Media Issues - Through Asian Eyes

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The first Asia Media Summit held in Kuala Lumpur in April attracted over 450
participants from about 50 countries across Asia and many other parts of the
world. AMMU JOSEPH reports on the main themes discussed at the three-day
gathering. As it is the shadow of September 11, 2001 and reverberations from
the ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine-Israel could be
felt throughout the Summit. Of the 15 sessions spread over three days, at
least half lent themselves to discussions on the post-9/11 media scenario
and, specifically, the media's perceptions and presentations of Muslims and
Islam, especially in the context of the "war on terror." If the speakers did
not directly refer to these situations and the media-related issues flowing
from them, interventions from the floor invariably did.

Source:
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/05/23/stories/2004052300360500.htm