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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784775703321

Titolo

New media and the new Middle East [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip Seib

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave, 2007

ISBN

0-230-10049-X

1-282-55645-2

9786612556456

1-281-36305-7

9786611363055

0-230-60560-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan series in international political communication

Classificazione

05.30

MH 60150

Altri autori (Persone)

SeibPhilip M. <1949->

Disciplina

302.23/0956

Soggetti

Mass media - Political aspects - Middle East

Mass media - Technological innovations

Middle East Politics and government 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Graphs; List of Tables; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; 1 New Media and Prospects for Democratization; 2 The Arab Search for a Global Identity: Breaking out of the Mainstream Media Cocoon; 3 The Role of New Arab Satellite Channels in Fostering Intercultural Dialogue: Can Al Jazeera English Bridge the Gap?; 4 The Public Diplomacy of Al Jazeera; 5 The Caged Bird Sings: How Reliance on Al Jazeera Affects Views Regarding Press Freedom in the Arab World; 6 Arab Arguments: Talk Shows and the New Arab Public Sphere

7 U.S. Public Diplomacy and the News Credibility of Radio Sawa and Television Al Hurra in the Arab World8 Women, Blogs, and Political Power in Kuwait; 9 Israel and the New Media; 10 The Palestinian-Israeli Web War; 11 New Palestinian Media and Democratization from Below; 12 New Media, New Audience, New Topics, and New Forms of Censorship in the Middle East; 13 Terrorism and the Making of the "New Middle East": New Media Strategies of Hezbollah and al Qaeda;



Index;

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication technologies and the information they disseminate.