We say Listening Post is your programme and it’s your views and opinions that drive us. 

So this week we'll be featuring your reaction to our story last week on the media’s use - some would say misuse – of children’s photographs in conflict.

 

In Global Village Voices views from Palestine and the students of Birzeit University echo Brendan O’Neill’s view that too many images of children mean the media is missing the real story and are encouraging emotion over understanding.

 

Lawrence Pintak from the American University in Cairo speaks eloquently of the need for more thoughtfulness in trying to report complex subjects and Jamal Dajani from Mosaic TV based in San Francisco gives his views.

 

This week Listening Post has been following the story of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.

 

It’s a story of cold war intrigue that would look at home in the pages of a John le Carré novel but how have accusations of state sponsored murder been reported in Russia?

 

We hear how the Russian media has once again fallen under the control of the Kremlin and feature Litvinenko’s speech to London's Frontline press club accusing President Putin of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

 

On the Listening Post we do love to watch a bit of state run television.

 

Richard has unearthed some memorable examples from Belarus TV; It looks a bit like he literally dug it up - but that’s Internet TV for you.

 

In any case it’s worth the effort of viewing with a clip of a great pro presidential band whose song Listen, Listen to the Daddy must have warmed the heart of the last dictator in Europe, Alexander Lukashenko.

 

Let us know if you have any favourite pieces of state sponsored TV - you can email us using the Feedback link at the top of the page.

 

From Rwanda this week a great piece of reportage learning to trust the media again - the genocide in 1994 was actively encouraged by Radio Mille Collines.

 

Now the reconstructed media are strictly regulated and being encouraged to play a part in the process of reconciliation.

 

But it’s a hard struggle.

 

And finally if you want to be one of the Listening Post’s Global Village Voices you can send us your vlog. It’s not difficult – so use the technology and get your voice and your views heard.

 

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