The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception

By Mahjoob Zweiri

Book Overview

The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception is a valuable introduction and analysis of some of the most important issues surrounding the new media revolution in the Middle East. In particular, the book examines the two Janus-like faces of the new media in the Middle East: its role in reflecting developments within the region, as well as its function in projecting the Arab world outside of the Middle East. The topics examined include: the impact of Al-Jazeera * implementation of the internet in the region * the use of the media for diplomacy and propaganda * image culture * the use of the internet by religious diasporas * information and communication technologies and the Arab Public Sphere * the influence of satellite television on Arab public opinion * the explosion of local radio stations in Jordan.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863724175
• ISBN13: 9780863724176
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Ithaca Press (GB)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"