Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 378

Title

Monitoring of the Iraqi and Kurdish Television

Date(s)

2003

Description Level

Fonds

Extent and medium (processed)

117 VHS PAL, 2.92 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

Open Society Archives at Central European University

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

Consists of monitoring of the satellite broadcasts of the Iraqi State Television (IST) and the Kurdish Television. Programs on the IST ran 24 hours/day, but since the war on Iraq started, several intermissions have occurred due to attacks. Broadcasting broke down on early April 7, 2003.

The recorded IST programs show a great variety: from hourly news blocs through political commentaries and roundtable discussions on the ongoing war to musical-patriotic propaganda clips. On Fridays lengthy religious programs were broadcast. The leader of the country, Saddam Hussein was also shown on various occasions. Of special interest are the English language press conferences held by the Iraqi Information Minister.

Many of the programs were repeated throughout the day.

The monitoring of the Kurdish Television is under processing.

Accruals

Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

Arabic, English, Kurdish

Notes

Note

Recorded by Miklós Tamási and Zoltán Krizbai in March - April 2003. Reference copies are not available yet. The tapes are time-coded according to Central European Time (CET).

Description Control

Archivist's note

Arranged by Samer Al-Ogaidi and Frigyes Barabas, May-July, 2003; described by Csaba Szilágyi and Miklós Tamási, April, 2003.