The pluralization of a private media sector in post-Saddam Iraq has served as a positive development in Iraq's post-war transition. However, this same pluralization has also allowed for the emergence of local media that are forming along ethno-sectarian lines. What media outlets are owned by political ethno-sectarian factions? Do media outlets exacerbate Iraq's ethno-sectarian relations? Are there any Iraqi media outlets seeking to address these relations in a positive manner?

Please join us for a presentation of Ibrahim Al-Marashi's recent report entitled "The Dynamics of Iraq's Media," followed by a discussion on the evolution and future of Iraq's media and its potential effect on the conflict.

Speakers

• Ibrahim Al-Marashi
  International Policy Fellow, Open Society Institute
  Assistant Professor, Bahceshir University, Istanbul
• Laith Kubba, Respondent
  Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa Program, National Endowment for Democracy
• Rend Al-Rahim Francke, Moderator
  Jennings Randolph Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace

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