Saudi Arabia - How Saudi Arabia manipulates foreign media outlets

Reporters without borders

Thanks to WikiLeaks, Reporters Without Borders is able to expose how Saudi Arabia's government, which has suppressed all media freedom domestically, tries to co-opt foreign media outlets in order to project a positive image of the kingdom internationally. Its methods are revealed in leaked cables between Saudi embassies and the Saudi foreign ministry which WikiLeaks has been publishing as the “Saudi Cables.” Not all of them are dated but the bulk of the documents cover the period from 2010 to (...)

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