| Al-Jazeera: The Story of the Network That Is Rattling Governments and Redefining Modern Journalism Updated Edition Contributor(s): El-Nawawy, Mohammed (Author), Iskandar, Adel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813341493 ISBN-13: 9780813341491 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 Annotation: The objective of this book is to shed light on the background of the Al-Jazeera network, how it started, how it operates, and its implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East and its struggle for public opinion in the Arab world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 070.195 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.11" W x 9.06" (0.82 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, emerged as ambassador to the Arab world in the events following September 11, 2001. Arabic for the peninsula, Al-Jazeera has scooped the western media conglomerates many times. With its exclusive access to Osama Bin Laden and members of the Taliban, its reputation has been burnishing quickly through its exposure on CNN, even as it strives to maintain its independence as an international free press news network. Al-Jazeera sheds light on the background of the network: how it operates, the programs it broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, the implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East, and its struggle for a free press and public opinion in the Arab world. |