Mediagazer: After the Arab Spring independent media flourished, but now free speech is being snuffed out (Economist)

12:45 AM ET, February 15, 2015

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Economist:

After the Arab Spring independent media flourished, but now free speech is being snuffed out — A guttering flame — After a brief flickering, free speech is being snuffed out — THIS month Al Arab, a new private Saudi-funded satellite channel, launched in Bahrain with shiny new studios and sparkling ideals.

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