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New film on Middle East: The Control Room
Is America radicalizing or stabilizing the Arab world? Award-winning filmmaker Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com) provides a balanced view of Al-Jazeera's presentation of the second Iraq war, and in so doing calls into question many of the prevailing images and positions offered up by the U.S. news media. The film's view inside Al-Jazeera—a network branded "Osama bin Laden's mouthpiece" and subject of intense criticism from U.S. administration officials—suggests that its views on news reportage might actually be more in tune with democratic ideals than those of its Western counterparts.
Running time: 86 minutes

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