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Contemporary Arab broadcast media /
The Arab world is currently undergoing a radical media revolution, with the launch of numerous satellite and cable channels. The era of state-controlled media is coming to an end as privately-owned channels emerge. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the broadcasting similarities and diff...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Arab world is currently undergoing a radical media revolution, with the launch of numerous satellite and cable channels. The era of state-controlled media is coming to an end as privately-owned channels emerge. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the broadcasting similarities and differences between Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya and Al-Hurra. It is distinct in its focus on both the discursive practices of these channels and the sociological aspects that contribute to their formation. Key Features provides a critical overview of the development of Arab media examines the aims, objectives and programmes of Al-Jazeera Arabic, Al-Hurra and Al-Arabiya explores the impact of these channels on the Arabic public sphere compares their broadcasting strategies, programmes and use of language includes comparative case studies of their coverage of the 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, and the period following the 2003 invasion of Iraq |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 178 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748646999 074864699X 0748639098 9780748639090 0748671307 9780748671304 1283221756 9781283221757 9786613221759 6613221759 |