Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has officially appointed former VP of the State Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Tharwat Mekki as chairman, a position he had filled since Sami El-Sherif resigned a couple of months ago.
Mekki was formerly news manager at the state run television station, and had been criticized for his "authoritarian" ways and particularly the delay in covering the 2005 Khan al-Khalili bombing, attributing the two hour delay in coverage to the fact that his mobile phone was off and therefore he couldn't authorize coverage.
No word yet on what the revolutionary youth movements think of this pick as of yet, though I doubt that this is the type of shake-up they are looking for as they demand improved coverage by Egyptian state media and greater freedom of expression given that he's most certainly part of the "old guard."
Mekki was formerly news manager at the state run television station, and had been criticized for his "authoritarian" ways and particularly the delay in covering the 2005 Khan al-Khalili bombing, attributing the two hour delay in coverage to the fact that his mobile phone was off and therefore he couldn't authorize coverage.
No word yet on what the revolutionary youth movements think of this pick as of yet, though I doubt that this is the type of shake-up they are looking for as they demand improved coverage by Egyptian state media and greater freedom of expression given that he's most certainly part of the "old guard."
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