Last week in class we covered Structure and Framework. We discussed various types of media ownership (state owned, privately owned) and the impact this can have on content.
This week you can read a profile of Saad Mohseni, described as Afghanistan's first media mogul.
You can listen to the NPR interview with the author, Ken Auletta, here.
You can find the full story here:Saad Mohseni, Afghanistan’s first media mogul: newyorker.com
And a link to Tolo TV's website here.
What are the implications of controlling such a large percentage of the television market-share in a country that has a literacy rate between 20-30%?
What pros and cons do you see to the funding structure of Mohseni's television shows? Specifically the U.S.A.I.D. produced reality show described in the piece?
This article likens the difficulty of "cracking down" on programming that is being accused of negatively impacting Islamic values to the same difficulty faced by the Chinese government when attempting to oust Avatar (which we discussed in class). What commonalities do you see between the two situations? What differences do you see?
What are your thoughts on the idea that "old media systems" are still working in countries like Afghanistan?
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