Al Jazeera Phenomenon Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media

Name: Al Jazeera Phenomenon Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media
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ISBN: 9781594511264

ISBN-10: 1594511268

ISBN-13: 9781594511264

Edition: 2005

Authors: Mohamed Zayani

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Few phenomena in the Arab world are more controversial than Al Jazeera - the satellite television news channel that, despite its brief history, has made its impact known throughout the world and changed the face of a formerly parochial Arab media. This timely collection of articles, many by Arabic-speaking scholars, gives us more information and analysis of the network - and how it has affected the public and even the foreign policies of Western governments - than any other of the very few books published in English up to now. The book provides rare insights into Al Jazeera's politics, its agenda, its programs, its coverage of regional crises, and its treatment of the West. The authors…

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List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Mohamed Zayani is Associate Professor of critical theory at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. He is the author of Arab Satellite Television and Politics in the Middle East and Reading the Symptom (ECSSR). Currently, he is working on a Social Science Research Council collaborative project on Arab media.



Acknowledgements


About the Contributors


Introduction



Al Jazeera and the Vicissitudes of the New Arab Mediascape II



Regional Politics and the Public Sphere



'The Politics of Al Jazeera or the Diplomacy of Doha'



'Influence without Power: Al Jazeera and the Arab Public Sphere



'Al Jazeera.net: Identity Choices and the Logic of the Media III



Programming



'Media Brinksmanship



The Opposite Direction as a Fighting Arena



'Women, Development and Al Jazeera: A Balance Sheet IV. Al Jazeera and Regional Crises



Al Jazeera and the War in Afghanistan: A Delivery System or a Mouthpiece



Witnessing the Intifada: Al Jazeera's Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict



Al Jazeera and American Public Diplomacy: A Dance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication Postface



'Arab Media Studies: Some Methodological Considerations


Selected Bibliography


Index