The Al Jazeera effect : how the new global media are reshaping world politics /
By: Seib, Philip M
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008.Edition: 1st ed.Description: xii, 227 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781597972000 (trade : alk. paper); 1597972002Subject(s): Television broadcasting of news | Online journalism | Government and the press | Television broadcasting of news | Online journalism | Press -- Government policyDDC classification: 302.23/45 Online resources: Location Map
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Explores how satellite television and the Internet have created virtual communities that have helped to influence political policies in the Middle East, and maintains that media coverage actually aggravates delicate situations while supposedly reporting news.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.2345 SE AL (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042862 |
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| 302.23430947 PO ST Postcommunist film : | 302.23440941 FU TU The future of broadcasting : | 302.2345 KR AR Arab television industries / | 302.2345 SE AL The Al Jazeera effect : | 302.2345 WO US Use and Abuse of Television : | 302.234509174927 RI IN Instant nationalism : | 302.23450973 MC AG The age of missing information / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index.
Beyond the clash of civilizations -- Channels and more channels -- The internet surge -- The rise of the virtual state -- Global connections, global terrorism -- The cyber-struggle for democracy -- Transforming the Middle East -- What it all means.
Explores how satellite television and the Internet have created virtual communities that have helped to influence political policies in the Middle East, and maintains that media coverage actually aggravates delicate situations while supposedly reporting news.
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