Saad Mohseni is a 44-year-old media entrepreneur in Afghanistan. He is the chairman of MOBY media group, the largest media group in Afghanistan and the group is linked to popular brands like Tolo TV and multiple radio shows. While being mainly involved with media, his is also well in tune with politics in Afghanistan and is considered somewhat of a radical himself. He has been criticized for being "un-Islamic for allowing women and men to be on the same show together, especially on the popular singing competition show in Afghanistan, Afghan Star. He has also been threatened to be arrested for his outspoken views against some aspects of the government and encouraging journalists to investigate the government corruption. MOBY media group has many branches that range from television, radio, and slowly into new media as well. If I ever have the chance to interview Mohseni I would ask, "How do you balance working in the media, while still living in a country that is mostly under the control of the Taliban, a group that is firmly against uncontrolled media?"
I choose the article from the New Yorker because reading through the story, I could tell that the interviewer had met with Mohseni because of the detailed account of the day of the interview.
I used TIME Magazine because Mohseni was part of the 2011 TIME 100, so it was not a long article about Mohseni, but just gave the basic details and a small overview of what he has done.
I used the MOBY media group website, because this is Mohseni's company and it held the information of all aspects of the group from broadcast, print, and even new media options that are trying to be implemented.
I used this site because it had a video interview of Mohseni. He talked about Afghan Star and the affect that is has had on Afghanistan and the contestants. It was a reliable source even though it was taken from comedy central because comedy was not the main part, getting the information and learning about the show was the central idea.
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