Introduction
Arab Media in the Information Age: An Overview
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Gulf Media and Global Developments / HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The Arab Media: Challenges and Responses / HH. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
I. CHANGES IN THE ARAB MEDIA SCENE
1 New Trends and Forces in the Arab Media Arena / Mohammed Al-Sayyed Saeed
2 The Impact of Commercial Interests on Arab Media Content / Naomi Sakr
II. ROLE OF MEDIA IN SOCIAL CHANGE
3 Satellite Media and Social Change in the Arab World / Khaled Al-Hroub
4 Contribution of Arab Media to Creating Social Change and Developing Civil Society in the Arab World / Musa Shteiwi
III. MEDIA FUNCTIONS: EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT
5 Impact of Media on Education: Reality and Ambitions / AU Mohammed Fakhro
6 The Media as a Component of National Culture / Daood AI-Shiryan
7 The Role of Media: Between Education and Entertainment / AU Q. AI-Shuaibi
8 Satellite Channels and the Entertainment Debate / Abdul Rahman AI-Rashid
IV. THE MEDIA AND INTERNET IMPACT
9 The Impact of the Electronic Media on Arab Socio-Political Development / Mohammad AI-Jassem
10 Empowering the Arab Media through the Internet / Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar
11 Enriching the Arabic Content on the Internet / Fahd AI-Othman
V. THE ARAB MEDIA VS. THE US MEDIA
12 Symptoms of Alienation: How the Arab and American Media View Each Other / Hussein Ibish
13 Washington vs. AI Jazeera: Competing Constructions of Middle East Realities / Michael C. Hudson
14 The Role of Political Influence in the US Media / James J Zogby
15 The US Media Approach: Right- Wing Campaign Against the UN and the Oil-for-Food Program / Jihad B. AI-Khazen
VI. MEDIA AND THE IMAGE OF THE OTHER
16 The Role of the Arab Media in Shaping the Western Perspective of Arabs / Jean AbiNader
17 Communicating with the Arab and Islamic World: US Public Diplomacy and German Diplomacy of Dialogue / Mohammad Jbahrine
18 The New Anti-Semitism: Hollywood's Reel Bad Arabs: Impacting Public Opinion and Policy / Jack G. Shaheen
VII. CREDIBILITY AND IMPACT OF NEWS CHANNELS
19 Credibility of News Channels: Competing for Viewers / Waddah Khanlar
20 Impact of Global News Channels on International Relations / Greg Dyke
VIII. MEDIA IN THE SHADOW OF WAR AND OCCUPATION
21 Media Credibility in War: The Phenomenon of Embedded Reporters / Richard Capfan
22 The US Military and the Media: War Coverage and Credibility / Robert Hodierne
23 The Impact of Occupation on Media Freedom: The Cases of Afghanistan and Iraq / Abduf Wahab Badrakhan
24 The Iraqi Press after Liberation: Problems and Prospects for Developing a Free Press / Hussein Sinjari
IX. INFLUENCE OF ARAB GOVERNMENTS ON THE MEDIA
25 The Independence of the Arab Media / Edmond Saab
26 The Arab Press and Various Sources of Repression / Hazim Saghiya
27 New Challenges for the State's Influence on the Media / Abdullah AI-Olayan
28 The Imminent Collapse of the Controlled Media / Abdullah Rasheed
29 Arab Govemments and Intervention in the Media / Ahmad Abdul Aziz AI-Jarallah