Will Alhurra Cover-Up Probe Lead to Karen Hughes? by William Schulz
When Ken Tomlinson calls for an investigation into the “cover-up” of U.S. Arabic broadcasting outrages, it is clear he understands where that probe would lead: to Karen Hughes, under secretary of State for public diplomacy and a long-time member of President George W. Bush’s inner circle.
In his last months as chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees U.S. international broadcasting, Tomlinson clashed repeatedly with Hughes and her close ally, Democrat Joaquin Blaya, who chaired the BBG subcommittee on Middle East broadcasting.
It was Tomlinson who late last year first raised concerns over the new direction taken by Alhurra, the Arabic-language television news service under new news director Larry Register, a former CNN International executive.
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