23 March 2003

Iraqi media coverage As from Monday 24 March 2003, you'll be able to read breaking news of Iraqi media developments in this Weblog. During office hours (0800-1730 UTC) we'll put the latest items on the Radio Netherlands Web site as usual (see the link on the left). At other times, check this page. 10:01:49 PM     comment on this entry []

Iraqi Satellite Channel The Web site of the Iraqi Satellite Channel is accessible intermittently, but the online stream does not appear to be working. Suggestions that Iraq’s satellite connections to the outside world have been cut off seem to be incorrect. Brian McWilliams of pc-radio.com told New Zealand’s National Business Review: "Web surfers have encountered intermittent problems reaching Uruklink.net, the Iraq government's main website, after the US launched its initial attack Wednesday night. But those access difficulties were apparently due to a surge of Internet visitors rather than to damage from the bombing. "In fact, traffic to Uruklink.net is hitting record levels, according to counters at the site. The homepage of Uruklink.net had over 10,000 visits yesterday, and is on pace to hit 14,000 today. That would represent the busiest day at the site since the counter was installed in December. The previous traffic record occurred on Feb. 9, when the site's address was published in the Drudge Report." 5:04:41 PM     comment on this entry []

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Welcome to this trial version of the Media Network Weblog. Please feel free to join in. In the meantime, don't forget to check out this weekend's latest Iraqi media observations from the Media Network team at http://www.agsmedia.nl/iraq.html I'm still learning how all the options work, so please bear with me. 11:36:44 AM     comment on this entry []

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