You are invited on a public radio show!
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Here comes another great news. I was contacted by Open Source Radio, and they are searching for you. As an editor at Global Voices, they asked my advice and suggestions as to what bloggers in the Middle East/North Africa use skype and would be interested for interviews.
Since I know (I hope I’m wrong) that skype is not very popular in this part of the world, I suggested that instead of me suggesting bloggers, let’s try to make them show up voluntary. So here is the official invitation:
Greetings,
I’m a producer for the national radio show Open Source, www.radioopensource.org. We broadcast out of Boston, MA, USA.
We’re starting a new project, “Blog Stories.” The idea is to interview bloggers, via skype or phone, throughout the Middle East. These will be introduced on our website and then eventually broadcast on our show. These will also be available for podcast.
I’m hoping to collect compelling personal stories from bloggers, the story behind the blog/blogger. And of course we also want to capture the political, cultural modd of the blog and the regions from which the blogger writes.
As for format sometimes the interview will be edited down to 3-5 minute monologues. Other times our host, Christopher Lydon, will interview the blogger and the audio interview will be a dialogue.
Please contact me if this prospect interests you.
Many thanks, and kind regards, Chelsea
Thank you a million, Chelsea!
Guys/gals, please do not hesitate to make your voice heard. And it would be great if you can repost this invitation on your blog.
C’mon, don’t miss it, this will also give you few more readers. Well, a lot more than few. Open Source Radio is one of the most popular projects online these days, and I’m sure your blog and opinions will be popular soon 
PS. Don’t forget to let me know when you make your interview. I’ll be glad to hear your it.
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6 Comments on “You are invited on a public radio show!”
This sounds like a great opportunity! I will re-post this invite on my blog as well. Thanks, Haitham!
that’s interisting….
I want to post the invitation but I think you have a responsibility towards the seriousness and objectivity of these bloggers, I don’t think that you or anyone of us would like some immature bloggers to be interviewed and prodcast his nonsence…..!!!
I would like to know your oppinion about that…
thanks again..
Well, I agree with you, EXzombie. But at the end of the day, my opinion in a blogger remains personal. However, I can guarantee you that Chelsea will do her best to review the blogger posts to see what actually he is talking about, and she can make her judgment. I’ll be happy to help her doing that for Arabic blogs, as well in general. However, the final say should be of Open Source Radio.
Not that I don’t want to be held responsible towards the seriousness and objectivity of the bloggers as you say, but that I would like to see all the Middle East bloggers community have the chance, and prove themselves.
Therefore, please do not hesitate to spread the word