The media is not the enemy
I am all the more thrilled now that I see a fellow Jordanian female blogger, Lulu, getting zealous about a major issue that has been much debated in Tololy’s Box.
The Box featured two entries related to the topic of media and the public Jordanian opinion, with regards to the seemingly increasing number of incidents involving what could be coined as hate speech against Iraqis, or even in some cases the infliction of physical damage on Iraqi people and property within the Jordanian borders.
Lulu, was true to her words. She said in a comment posted November 15, in response to The Russians love their children too, a post discussing the role of Jordanian media in promoting violence, that she will “search for a way to contact Jordanian radio and TV stations” and voice her opinion on this. She has indeed come up with a number of emails that can be used to send off messages to some radio stations and the official Jordan TV station. You can click here to read Lulu’s post.
Should you feel inclined to send a message, kindly be gentle and focused. The media is not the enemy, if one can work it right. I would suggest using formal language and sticking to the topic in question. If the much-cited message is not yet clear to some readers, they ought to contact me or Lulu for more information.
Dear Tololy,
I really like the ideas you and Lulu are expressing and feel that there is a very important void in the Jordanian media; you both need to get your ideas out to a wider public audience. I have heard and read Jordanians who think they should follow the U.S. example, which is in fact following Israel’s example, and this is why so many Muslim men (and sometimes men who look or seem Muslim) have been beaten up, put in jail (without charge or trial), and why so many mosques have dealt with similar extreme hate crimes.
I worry that Jordan will rush into something; certainly it only took about 24 hours to get metal detectors into major public places here so who knows how long it will take for similar action. Getting your ideas out there and asking Jordanians to learn by Amreeka’s horrible example will be an important thing to do!
Salam–