Overview

Modern Arab Journalism offers a new outlook in studying Arab news media. It approaches its subject from an innovative angle, asking a series of key questions: * How is Arab journalism different from or similar to journalism in other countries? * What defines the tasks of journalists? * Who has access to this field? * How is power distributed inside the field of Arab journalism? * When were the media programs launched at Arab universities and what characterizes them? Although the field of Arab journalism has received tremendous attention from the public as well as journalistic circles around the world in recent times, this book presents the first detailed exploration of the area, opening up a new research agenda and challenging the concepts taken for granted in Arab media scholarship. Key Features: * Includes discussion of neglected issues such as globalisation and Arab media * Reviews Arab scholars' work in the area * Presents a challenging discussion about the role of Arab media in the public sphere * Offers a detailed case study of the reporting of the Iraq War in 2003

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Author:   Noha Mellor
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780748634118

ISBN 10:   0748634118
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Media: The Bridge to Globalization; 2: The Arab Journalistic Field; 3: Journalism as a Beacon for Democracy; 4: The Dichotomy of the Public/ Private Sphere; 5: Global Media, Global Public Sphere?; 6: Truth Martyrs; 7: Arab Journalism as an Academic Discipline; Conclusion.

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Noha Mellor is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of East London and author of The Making of Arab News (Rowman and Littlefield, 2005). She has a long professional background in both journalism and media scholarship, including being journalist/editor at the Arabic Service in the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Denmark, and more recently at the BBC Arabic Service, London.

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