Comments on: Saudi Editors Brace Information Minister http://xrdarabia.org/2007/11/12/saudi-editors-brace-information-minister/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Wed, 23 May 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2007/11/12/saudi-editors-brace-information-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-7042 John Burgess Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:55:08 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/2007/11/12/saudi-editors-brace-information-minister/#comment-7042 The MIC doesn't own them. It has a voice in both setting editorial policies and the hiring/firing of the editors. It's the principal 'shareholder' for the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) which is the official voice of the Saudi government. You can be sure that all the editors take their lead from the SPA as to which stories need to be covered and just what the gov't thinks about certain topics. The MIC doesn’t own them. It has a voice in both setting editorial policies and the hiring/firing of the editors. It’s the principal ‘shareholder’ for the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) which is the official voice of the Saudi government.

You can be sure that all the editors take their lead from the SPA as to which stories need to be covered and just what the gov’t thinks about certain topics.

]]> By: Solomon2 http://xrdarabia.org/2007/11/12/saudi-editors-brace-information-minister/comment-page-1/#comment-7041 Solomon2 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:30:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/2007/11/12/saudi-editors-brace-information-minister/#comment-7041 In the U.S., editors are responsible to the publisher. Does the Saudi MIC own or control all of these media outlets? In the U.S., editors are responsible to the publisher. Does the Saudi MIC own or control all of these media outlets?

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