Turmoil in Egypt, Media under attack

From the Square: With Mubarak facing unprecedented mass protests in Egypt against his 30 year rule, he has turned on the messenger – the media. Qatar based Arabic channel, Al jazeera has had its bureau closed and accreditation for its correspondents in Egypt suspended. This is as a result of the exclusive coverage the network was giving to the protesters.
Already the internet and mobile phone services were already interrupted. Vodafone, a UK based and one of Egypt’s mobile phone service providers issued a statement, reading that it has been ordered to shut down some of its connections in the area, according to media reports.
But as Al jazeera News Development chief, Mustaph, told BBC Radio, this makes reporting from Egypt hard, but not impossible.
It’s a toothless bite to cut information from flowing from one region to the world. The media has too many tools in practice that no government or oppressor can suppress. Mustaph referred to citizen journalism as one of the ways the channel will continue to offer coverage from the troubled area. Ordinary people have been sending in videos, photographs and updates of on scene recordings.
Al jazeera Arabic and Mubasher, the other suspended channel have also given alternative channel settings on Nilesat, Hortbird, Arabsat, to tune to and watch the channels.

To watch Al jazeera Arabic and Mubasher tune to;
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On Hotbird: 12111 MHZ Vertical SR; 27.500 MSPS FEC: 3/4
On Arabsat: 11585 MHZ Horizontal SR; 27.500 MSPS FEC: 3/4