Broadcasting Change : Arabic Media as a Catalyst for Liberalism.
Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2017.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- I: The Case for Arabic Liberal Media
- 1 From Cairo to Palermo
- 2 Why and How to Engage Authoritarian Media
- 3 The Crown and the Beret
- 4 Scorpions in the Infosphere
- End of Days Around the Clock: An Iran-Backed Shiâ#x80;#x99;ite Broadcast from Baghdad
- Jihad on the Run: Sunni TV Preachers in Search of a Home
- II: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 5 Overcoming a Troubled Legacy
- The Basis for a Liberal Constituency
- Conjuring Change: Saudi Liberals and How They Work
- Fast-Forwarding through a Century: Saudi Liberalsâ#x80;#x99; Long-Term Plan6 A New Strand in the Royal Story
- Online Appeals for Critical Thinking and Tolerance
- A Push by the Saudi Security Sector for an Anti-jihadist TV Show
- State TV Comedians Spoof Extremism and Corruption
- 7 The UAE as a Saudi Liberal Beachhead
- A Saudi Liberal Family and How It Functions
- Al-Arabiya: Teachable Moments in TV News
- MBC: Transformation through Entertainment
- Foreign Capitals Catch Wind
- III: The Republic of Egypt
- 8 Despair Along the Nile
- 9 Ghost in the Machine
- The â#x80;#x9C;Single Voiceâ#x80;#x9D; at Its PrimeSadat-Era Broadcasts: Nibbling around the Edges of Reform
- Mubarak and ERTU: Islamization and Muscular Control
- The Endurance of Tradition and Faint Signs of Change
- 10 Negotiating with the Single Voice
- From a Check on Government to an Arm of the Government
- A Narrow Space for Liberals
- 11 The TV War Against Al-Azhar
- The Governmentâ#x80;#x99;s TV Assault on Al-Azhar
- Egyptian Liberalsâ#x80;#x99; Campaign for Islamic Reform
- Grappling with Al-Azharâ#x80;#x99;s Global Posture
- 12 The Eleventh Plague
- IV: The Role of International Support13 Pilgrims to the Infosphere
- Four Types of Pilgrims
- Dueling Superpowers: American Disarray, Russian Method
- Western Europe: Building on Generations of Trust
- East Asian Powers: A Lean Media Strategy for Mercantile Expansion
- Christian and Jewish Broadcasting: A New Proliferation
- 14 Conclusion
- Overcoming Fears of a â#x80;#x9C;Kiss of Deathâ#x80;#x9D;
- What Only States Can Do
- The Role of Expeditionary Diplomacy
- Supporting Religious Reform
- Meeting a Generational Challenge
- Cover Credits