Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Obama administration's announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death and US relations with Pakistan. Who's asking questions about what this means for the so-called 'war on terror?' We'll be joined by the Guardian's Jonathan Steele, veteran journalist Paul Fitzgerald and Pakistani journalist Zahid Hussain joins us from Islamabad. Tune in live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Fitzgerald is a veteran Afghanistan journalist and co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.

Zahid Hussain is Senior Editor News Line and author of most recently The Scorpion's Tail: The Relentless Rise of Islamic Militants in Pakistan-And How It Threatens America.

Jonathan Steele is a Guardian columnist, roving foreign correspondent and author of Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq. Since 9/11 he has reported from Afghanistan and Iraq as well as on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

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What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean?

What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean to the world today, after ten years of the so-called "War on Terror"? On the next Your Call, we'll open the lines to talk about the significance of Osama bin Laden's death. His body has reportedly been buried at sea. What do you think about President Obama saying we brought Osama bin Laden to "justice"? How will this impact people in Afghanistan and Pakistan? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is bin Laden's legacy? How did he change the world? And how did the US shape him as a symbol by framing him as terrorist #1? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Aunohita Mojumdar is a freelance journalist currently based in Kabul. She has reported from the South Asian region for 19 years.

Ali Kamran Asdar, associate professor of anthropology, Middle East Studies and Asian Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.

Paul Fitzgerald is co-author of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire.

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What's in store for Afghanistan and surrounding regions?

What's in store for the future of Afghanistan and the surrounding regions? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, authors of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire. They say this conflict has become one of the most complex foreign policy problems the US has ever faced. So why has President Obama expanded the military presence in Afghanistan? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will the expansion mean for the region and US security? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, a husband and wife journalism team since 1981, and authors of Crossing Zero: The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the military spending bill and its Guantanamo Bay provisions. We'll also talk about the recent assassination of the governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province and the ongoing drone attacks there. We'll be joined by ProPublica's Dafna Linzer, Boston Globe's Bryan Bender, and Newsline's Zahid Hussain. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Bryan Bender, a reporter for the Boston Globe's Washington Bureau

Zahid Hussain, senior editor at Newsline in Pakistan

Dafna Linzer, a senior reporter for ProPublica

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media eulogies of Richard Holbrooke, the top U.S. Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan who passed away earlier this week. We will also talk about the major inmate Protests at Six Georgia Prisons. What explains the lack of coverage? We'll be joined by Guardian's Jonathan Steele, Sacramento Bee's Charles Piller, and Black Agenda's Bruce Dixon. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Charles Piller, an investigative reporter with Sacramento Bee

Bruce A. Dixon, the managing editor of Black Agenda Report

Jonathan Steele, a columnist and roving foreign correspondent with Guardian of London

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What's in store for Pakistan?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Fatima Bhutto, niece of assassinated Pakistani president Benazir Bhutto, and author of Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir. As flood relief efforts continue, the U.S., with the support of the Pakistani government, has increased deadly drone operations. What explains this? Join us at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Bhutto says if it weren't for American money and political support, the Pakistani government would not be in power. What lies ahead in this relationship? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Fatima Bhutto, niece of assassinated Pakistani president, Benazir Bhutto, and author of Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll talk about coverage of the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And many in the national media say the oil in the Gulf has disappeared. Locals say the disaster is far from over. We'll also discuss the lack of coverage of the devastating floods in Pakistan. We'll be joined by Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter with ColorLines, The News International's Riaz Daudzai, and The Times-Picayune's David Hammer. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What caught your attention in the media this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter with ColorLines

David Hammer, staff writer with The Times-Picayune

Riaz Daudzai, a reporter with The News International newspaper based in Peshawar, Pakistan

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the trial of Guantanamo Bay's youngest detainee. Also this week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined the U.S. military strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and in the midst of massive flooding, Pakistan shut down two TV stations. We'll be joined by Pakistan's Geo TV reporter Sami Ibrahim, Propublica's Chisun Lee, and McClatchy's Jonathan Landay. What grabbed your attention this week? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jonathan Landay, national security and intelligence correspondent with McClatchy

Sami Ibrahim, Geo news TV correspondent based in New York

Chisun Lee, a reporter for ProPublica

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico -- the oil is now close to Florida -- and the escalation of violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We'll be joined by Daily Beast's Rick Outzen and independent journalist Pratap Chatterjee. Join us live at 11 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rick Outzen, publisher and editor of Independent News, the alternative newsweekly for Northwest Florida

Pratap Chatterjee, an investigative journalist and progressive author.

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Your Call 051509 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable. This week, President Obama decided not to release more torture pictures. Nancy Pelosi announced the timeline for healthcare reform and industry groups offered their plan. The man running the war in Afghanistan was sacked and half of a million people are displaced in Pakistan. We'll be joined by Salon's Mike Madden and Jonathan Steele of Guardian. Where did you see good reporting this week? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. It's Your Call, with Ben Temchine and you.

Guests:
Jonathan Steele, a Guardian columnist and roving foreign correspondent

Mike Madden, Salon's Washington correspondent

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Your Call 091208 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable, the day we discuss how the media covered the week's news. Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and an ally of the United States became Pakistan's newest president. Sarah Palin still dominates the news and blog sphere as the economy continues to suffer. We'll be joined by Anchorage Daily News columnist Michael Carey, Graham Usher, an independent journalist based in Pakistan, and Kevin Hall, McClatchy's national economics reporter. On Friday's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Carey, columnist with Anchorage Daily News

Kevin G. Hall, the former South America correspondent, is now the bureau's national economics reporter.

Graham Usher, a writer and journalist based in Islamabad, is the author of Dispatches From Palestine: The Rise and fall of the Oslo Peace Process

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Your Call 082208 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable, the day we applaud good reporting. One of the deadliest suicide bombings in Pakistan claimed 60 lives this week. Presidential hopefuls Obama and McCain sought salvation at the Saddleback mega-church and the Beijing Games are coming to an end. We will speak to Pakistani journalist Zahid Husain, Nation columnist Dave Zirin, and The News Hour with Jim Lehrer's Ray Suarez. Did you see any good reporting this week? It's Your Call, with guest host Ben Temchine and you.

Guests:
Ray Suarez, senior correspondent at PBS's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"

Zahid Hussain, the Pakistan correspondent for the Times of London, the Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek. He is also the political correspondent for the Karachi-based monthly Newsline.

Dave Zirin, the first sports correspondent for the Nation Magazine.

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Your Call 110507 Crackdown in Pakistan

Just days before the Pakistani Supreme Court was due to decide whether General Pervez Musharraf’s recent reelection was valid, he imposed emergency rule, suspended the Constitution, and fired the Supreme Court. Over the weekend, Musharraf’s military government arrested 500 opposition party figures and announced that journalists who bring “ridicule or disrepute” to the General could face up to three years in prison. News channels in major cities have been blocked. We’ll get the latest from a Pakistani journalist on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you. 

Guests:
Shahnaz Rouse, professor of sociology at Sarah Lawrence College
Zahid Hussain, senior editor of Pakistan's Newsline magazine

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