The media apparatus loyal to Hosni Mubarak's regime until the end glorifying his 30-year rule are now celebrating the ouster of the longtime president, saying it will be more attentive to the Egyptian people.
The Egyptian uprising brought down the media apparatus which entirely dedicated its fourteen television stations, tens of radio stations and numerous dailies to glorifying Mubarak, his family and ruling National Democratic Party.
But after Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that 82-year-old President Mubarak was stepping down, there was a drastic change in the tone of the state media.
Soon after the announcement, the state television took to the street and filmed people celebrating Mubarak's ouster. It aired numerous video clips of the celebrations and people's opinions and focused mainly on the new era.
For the first time the protesters found their way to appear on the national screen.
A state TV reporter, covering celebrations outside Mubarak's palace, said that "Egyptians are breathing freedom."
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The employees of once pro-regime Al-Ahram daily formed an emergency council to revamp the paper's coverage and its headline of the next day read, "The people ousted the regime."
For the first time since uprising, coverage of Al-Ahram provoked positive comments on facebook for its objectivity and fluent proper language instead of the usual cynicism preserved for its commentaries and lies.
Two days after the president stepped down, the state TV started referring him as Mubarak and not former president.
It also featured the investigations of origin of wealth of former ministers who were at the same time practicing businessmen.
The guests on television changed as well.
Independent analysts from international and regional strategic centers found their way to the screens of state tv which is currently providing the best coverage of events.
The station is also in touch with journalists of independent newspapers who happen to be in Al-Tahrir or other places witnessing protests.
The ceiling of freedom of expression granted to the guests and field reporters has been obviously raised remarkably.
One of the reporters mentioned that the forensic reports of the victims who died in the clashes noted the Ministry of the Interior had used live ammunition in facing the protesters "which may pave the way for the former minister of interior to be ruled in international courts".
The news bulletins started to cover activities of opposition parties as well as protests taking place in different parts of the country.