Back in October, when Barack Obama was announced as the surprise winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the media went into overdrive. Outlets across the political spectrum were united, for a change, but mostly in their bemusement at how a new leader of a country in the middle of two wars could win such a prestigious award for peace. Mosaic's producer Jamal Dajani appears on Al Jazeera's Listening Post program, which examines round two of the coverage: when Obama flew to Norway to accept the accolade and deliver a speech, a message about how a just war could be fought in order to preserve peace. The report looks at the Nobel ceremony and the coverage of a speech that, even for a politician renowned for his eloquence, was a tall order.

Back in October, when Barack Obama was announced as the surprise winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, the media went into overdrive. Outlets across the political spectrum were united, for a change, but mostly in their bemusement at how a new leader of a country in the middle of two wars could win such a prestigious award for peace. Mosaic's producer Jamal Dajani appears on Al Jazeera's Listening Post program, which examines round two of the coverage: when Obama flew to Norway to accept the accolade and deliver a speech, a message about how a just war could be fought in order to preserve peace. The report looks at the Nobel ceremony and the coverage of a speech that, even for a politician renowned for his eloquence, was a tall order.