Inside look at Al Jazeera and the Iraq War

[vernon_nackulus]

I just saw the movie Control Room. This is a must see, if you are interested in how the Arab and Western media operate. It looks like it has a limited distribution right now, but if enough people see it, maybe it will gain momentum towards a wider audience.

"Without miring itself in shadowy conspiracy theories, CONTROL ROOM provides a balanced view of Al-Jazeera's presentation of the second Iraq war to their worldwide Arab audience, and in so doing calls into question many of the prevailing images and positions offered up by the U.S. news media."

Home page and trailer:
http://www.controlroommovie.com

Synopsis:
http://www.magpictures.com/distribution/moreinfo.php?3controlroom

Play Dates:
http://www.magpictures.com/distribution/playdates2.php

[LibertyorDeath]

1. Thanks with the amount of Venom directed at Al-Jazeera

by the Right Wing you know they must be doing a good job.

Something insane like telling the truth and showing unedited footage.

Like all News outlets they have a slant. In their case it's your right to know what's really going on.

Cheers

[Gato Moteado]

2. i just saw it tonite too.....

here in austin, tx. great movie. a must-see!

[vernon_nackulus]

4. Hey, we must have been in the same room!

...at the Arbor Theater.

I honestly didn't see much 'bias' in the Al Jazeera reporting of the war, from the movie. I really didn't. My g/f said there were some questionable translations and such that could be biased, but I didn't see it. Certainly nothing overt, if Al Jazeera is biased, it's mostly a cultural bias, based on what I saw in the film.

Cheers!

[newyawker99]

3. Hi vernon_nackulus!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: