MTV To Get Message Out In Arab World
Matthew Gaylor
freematt at coil.com
Mon Nov 19 00:18:09 PST 2001
[Note from Matthew Gaylor: This is perhaps the only spike in
destabilizing and de-radicalizing religious intolerants that has a
good chance of working- A culture attack aimed at their kids. The US
already heavily pays for programming insertions in the American media
market mostly against drug use so this is a natural extension- MTV
is a prime propaganda target with anti-drug and anti-violence (really
anti-gun) story lines and media products, such as CDs, CD-ROMs,
being financed by the Justice Dept. I've actually advocated that
efforts be made to make such programming available in totalitarian
countries via unblocked and unscrambled satellite feeds. The Red
Chinese currently have a problem trying to stem the flow of
mini-satellite dishes- To which I say tough luck.]
Monday November 19 12:54 AM ET
U.S. wants its MTV to get message out in Arab world
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011119/en/television-mtv_1.html>
By Pamela McClintock
WASHINGTON (Variety) - The architects of the government's post-Sept.
11 propaganda war may well want their MTV on the frontlines in the
Arab world.
Rushing to shift perceptions of the United States in the Islamic
world, Washington and Hollywood are now brainstorming about how the
entertainment business might help convey a wider -- and more positive
-- range of perceptions about America. And no demo is more crucial to
the future of Islamic-Western relations than the 15-30 age group.
That's where MTV comes in.
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