On Listening Post this week: Egypt's ongoing revolution - and the widening gulf between state and private media. Plus, a Chilean TV drama brings back memories of the Pinochet era.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square in a violent stand-off with the country's interim military rulers, who have vowed to go ahead with parliamentary elections despite protesters' demands for them to step down. And like the coverage of the mass protests that brought down Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, earlier this year, these protests have been getting a rough ride on state-owned television.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square in a violent stand-off with the country's interim military rulers, who have vowed to go ahead with parliamentary elections despite protesters' demands for them to step down. And like the coverage of the mass protests that brought down Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, earlier this year, these protests have been getting a rough ride on state-owned television.
But nine months on, Egypt's media landscape is no longer the same. A range of private news channels have now emerged, reporting different sides of the story. Our News Divide this week looks at the tale of one country, one capital city, one square – and how it is being told in a multiplicity of conflicting narratives.
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