By Daniel Williams
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday, August 19, 2003; Page A14
BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 — U.S. authorities have appointed a media commissioner to govern broadcasters and the press, establish training programs for journalists and plan for the establishment of a state-run radio and television network — part of an effort to regulate Iraq’s burgeoning news media while dodging allegations of heavy-handed control.
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