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Record Nr.

UNINA9910773603303321

Autore

Richter Carola

Titolo

Arab Media Systems

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Open Book Publishers, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-80064-061-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages)

Collana

Global Communications ; ; v.3

Altri autori (Persone)

KozmanClaudia

Disciplina

302.2309174927

Soggetti

Mass media - Arab countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Contributor Biographies -- Introduction -- 1. Lebanon: A Faltering Mesh of Political and Commercial Interests -- 2. Syria: A Fragmented Media System -- 3. Palestine: Resilient Media Practices for National Liberation -- 4. Jordan: Media's Sustainability during Hard Times -- 5. Iraq: Media between Democratic Freedom and Security Pressures -- 6. Saudi Arabia: From National Media to Global Player -- 7. United Arab Emirates: Media for Sustainable Development -- 8. Qatar: A Small Country with a Global Outlook -- 9. Bahrain: Media-Assisted Authoritarianism -- 10. Kuwait: From "Hollywood of the Gulf" to Social Media Diwaniyas -- 11. Oman: Time for Fundamental Changes -- 12. Yemen: Unsettled Media for an Unsettled Country -- 13. Egypt: A Divided and Restricted Media Landscape after the Transformation -- 14. Sudan: Media under the Military-Democratic Pendulum -- 15. Libya: From Jamahirization to Post-Revolutionary Chaos -- 16. Tunisia: The Transformative Media Landscape after the Revolution -- 17. Algeria: The Costs of Clientelism -- 18. Morocco: Competitive Authoritarianism in Media Reforms -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the



Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region's media systems. It focuses on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices.