Description
Book SynopsisFascinating critique of Al Jazeera's politics, its agenda, its programmes and its treatment of the West.
Trade Review'A first in the field of Middle Eastern media studies ... the issue of public policy, foreign relations and the impact of the media on democracy, human rights and development remains burning' -- Azza Karam
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
About the Contributors
Part I. Introduction
1. Al Jazeera and the Vicissitudes of the New Arab
Mediascape by Mohamed Zayani
Part II. Al Jazeera, Regional Politics and the Public Sphere
2. The Politics of Al Jazeera or the Diplomacy of Doha by Olivier Da Lage
3. Influence without Power: Al Jazeera and the Arab Public Sphere by Mohammed El Oifi
4. Al Jazeera.net: Identity Choices and the Logic of the Media by Gloria Awad
Part III. Al Jazeera Programming
5. The Opposite Direction: A Program which Changed the Face of Arab Television by Faisal Al Kasim
6. Media Brinksmanship: Al Jazeera’s The Opposite by Muhammad I. Ayish
7. Women, Development and Al Jazeera: A Balance Sheet
Part IV. Al Jazeera and Regional Crises by Naomi Sakr
8. Al Jazeera and the War in Afghanistan: A Delivery System or a Mouthpiece by Ehab Y. Bessaiso
9. Witnessing the Intifada: Al Jazeera’s Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict by Mohamed Zayani
10. Al Jazeera and American Public Diplomacy: A Dance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication by R.S. Zaharna
Postface: Jon B. Alterman. ‘Arab Media Studies: Some Methodological Considerations
Selected Bibliography
Index
