(Un)civil war of words media and politics in the Arab world

As the war on terror rages, another battleground has quickly taken shape and is being waged on daily newscasts around the world. In the Arab world, al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya are leading the fight. Do these news networks simply provide the news? Or, are they, as westerners suspect, tools used by gove...

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1. Verfasser: Fandy, Mamoun (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Westport, Conn. u.a. Praeger 2007
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:As the war on terror rages, another battleground has quickly taken shape and is being waged on daily newscasts around the world. In the Arab world, al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya are leading the fight. Do these news networks simply provide the news? Or, are they, as westerners suspect, tools used by governments and terrorists alike to relay their message to the man on the street as both Arab and Western leaders struggle to win the hearts and minds of millions of people? Fandy examines the impact that these and other news organizations have had on the war on terror, on the Arab world, and on the relationships that Arab nations share with each other, as well as those they share with the West. Focusing on al-Jazeera and other Arab networks, Fandy examines the battle between the Arab world and the West through the popular medium of television. He explores how autocratic governments control the media in order to preserve their own power while simultaneously engaging in a war of words, either with their neighbors, the West, or many times, both.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:164 S.
ISBN:9780275993931
978-0-275-99393-1
0275993930
0-275-99393-0