Media power and global television news the role of Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English and media power -- News networks and the 'global public sphere' -- Al Jazeera as 'alternative'? -- Discursive media power Before the Arab Spring -- Post-Arab Spring -- Forces of discursive media power.

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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London, New York I. B. Tauris 2016
Schriftenreihe:International media and journalism studies 1
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Zusammenfassung:Al Jazeera English and media power -- News networks and the 'global public sphere' -- Al Jazeera as 'alternative'? -- Discursive media power Before the Arab Spring -- Post-Arab Spring -- Forces of discursive media power.
"The Middle East has been a particular focus of global crisis reporting. Yet, international coverage of these conflicts has historically been presented through a 'Western' perspective. The absence of Arab voices in the global public sphere has created a discursive gap between the Middle East and the rest of the world. The arrival of Al Jazeera English might, therefore, be regarded as an attempt to bridge this gap by broadcasting discourses from and about the Arab world. Using a framing analysis of selected news reports by Al Jazeera English before and after the so-called 'Arab Spring' protests, this book considers Al Jazeera English's position in the global news environment and identifies the extent to which it addresses this gap between the Arab and global spheres
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-191) and index
Beschreibung:IX, 194 Seiten
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22 cm
ISBN:1784530867
1-78453-086-7
9781784530860
978-1-78453-086-0