Arab Mass Media Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics

Name: Arab Mass Media Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics
Price: 4.64 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780275982126

ISBN-10: 0275982122

ISBN-13: 9780275982126

Edition: 2004

Authors: William A. Rugh

List price: $75.00

This item qualifies for FREE shipping.

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Buy new: $81.33

Marketplace

4 new & used from $4.64

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Since September 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many television viewers in the United States have become familiar with Al Jazeera as offering an alternative take on events from that presented by mainstream U.S. media, as well as disseminating anti-American invective. Westerners have tended toward simplistic views of Arab newspapers, radio, and television, assuming that they are all under government control and that freedom of press is non-existent. William A. Rugh, a long time observer of the Arab mass media, offers a more nuanced picture of the Arab press as it relates to the political situation in the Arab world today. Although governmental influence over the media is…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 2/28/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Arab Mass Media


The Mobilization Press


Mobilization Press: Development Stages


The Loyalist Press


The Diverse Press


The Transitional Press


Transitional Press: Development Stages


Offshore Print Media Television and Radio Before 1990


Television Structure Since 1990


Television Programs Since 1990


Conclusions