Seib, Philip M.,  1949- <br/><br/>
The Al Jazeera effect :  how the new global media are reshaping world politics / 
Philip Seib. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Potomac Books,  c2008. 
 - xii, 227 p. ;  24 cm. 
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597972000 (trade : alk. paper) 1597972002 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008013320 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Television broadcasting of news.<br/>Online journalism.<br/>Government and the press.<br/>Television broadcasting of news.<br/>Online journalism.<br/>Press--Government policy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.23/45