Arab Media Systems.

By: Richter, CarolaContributor(s): Kozman, ClaudiaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Global Communications SerPublisher: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2021Copyright date: �2021Description: 1 online resource (418 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781800640610Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Arab Media SystemsOnline resources: Wie greife ich auf das E-Book zu? | Click to View
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributor Biographies -- Introduction -- 1. Lebanon: A Faltering Mesh of Political and Commercial Interests -- 2. Syria: A Fragmented Media System -- 3. Palestine: Resilient Media Practices for National Liberation -- 4. Jordan: Media's Sustainability during Hard Times -- 5. Iraq: Media between Democratic Freedom and Security Pressures -- 6. Saudi Arabia: From National Media to Global Player -- 7. United Arab Emirates: Media for Sustainable Development -- 8. Qatar: A Small Country with a Global Outlook -- 9. Bahrain: Media-Assisted Authoritarianism -- 10. Kuwait: From "Hollywood of the Gulf" to Social Media Diwaniyas -- 11. Oman: Time for Fundamental Changes -- 12. Yemen: Unsettled Media for an Unsettled Country -- 13. Egypt: A Divided and Restricted Media Landscape after the Transformation -- 14. Sudan: Media under the Military-Democratic Pendulum -- 15. Libya: From Jamahirization to Post-Revolutionary Chaos -- 16. Tunisia: The Transformative Media Landscape after the Revolution -- 17. Algeria: The Costs of Clientelism -- 18. Morocco: Competitive Authoritarianism in Media Reforms -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Summary: This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region's media systems. It focuses on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributor Biographies -- Introduction -- 1. Lebanon: A Faltering Mesh of Political and Commercial Interests -- 2. Syria: A Fragmented Media System -- 3. Palestine: Resilient Media Practices for National Liberation -- 4. Jordan: Media's Sustainability during Hard Times -- 5. Iraq: Media between Democratic Freedom and Security Pressures -- 6. Saudi Arabia: From National Media to Global Player -- 7. United Arab Emirates: Media for Sustainable Development -- 8. Qatar: A Small Country with a Global Outlook -- 9. Bahrain: Media-Assisted Authoritarianism -- 10. Kuwait: From "Hollywood of the Gulf" to Social Media Diwaniyas -- 11. Oman: Time for Fundamental Changes -- 12. Yemen: Unsettled Media for an Unsettled Country -- 13. Egypt: A Divided and Restricted Media Landscape after the Transformation -- 14. Sudan: Media under the Military-Democratic Pendulum -- 15. Libya: From Jamahirization to Post-Revolutionary Chaos -- 16. Tunisia: The Transformative Media Landscape after the Revolution -- 17. Algeria: The Costs of Clientelism -- 18. Morocco: Competitive Authoritarianism in Media Reforms -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region's media systems. It focuses on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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