The Al Jazeera Phenomenon: Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media
London: Pluto Press (2005), 233 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 209-210, index
ISBN 0745323340 (hbk); 0745323332 (pbk)
Other editions: Boulder: Paradigm, 2005
Signature commbox: 300A:40-Politics 2005
1 Introduction: Al Jazeera and the Vicissitudes of the New Arab Mediascape / Mohamed Zayani, 1
I. AL JAZEERA, REGIONAL POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE
2 The Politics of Al Jazeera or the Diplomacy of Doha / Olivier Da Lage, 49
3 Influence without Power: Al Jazeera and the Arab Public Sphere / Mohammed El Oifi, 66
4 Aljazeera.net: Identity Choices and the Logic of the Media / Gloria Awad, 80
II. AL JAZEERA PROGRAMMING
5 The Opposite Direction: A Program which Changed the Face of Arab Television / Faisal Al Kasim, 93
6 Media Brinkmanship in the Arab World: Al Jazeera's The Opposite Direction as a Fighting Arena / Muhammad I. Ayish, 106
7 Women, Development and Al Jazeera: A Balance Sheet / Naomi Sakr, 127
III. AL JAZEERA AND REGIONAL CRISES
8 Al Jazeera and the War in Afghanistan: A Delivery System or a Mouthpiece? / Ehab Y. Bessaiso, 153
9 Witnessing the Intifada: Al Jazeera's Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict / Mohamed Zayani, 171
10 Al Jazeera and American Public Diplomacy: A Dance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication / R.S. Zaharna, 183
Afterword. Arab Media Studies: Some Methodological Considerations / Jon B. Alterman, 203
I. AL JAZEERA, REGIONAL POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE
2 The Politics of Al Jazeera or the Diplomacy of Doha / Olivier Da Lage, 49
3 Influence without Power: Al Jazeera and the Arab Public Sphere / Mohammed El Oifi, 66
4 Aljazeera.net: Identity Choices and the Logic of the Media / Gloria Awad, 80
II. AL JAZEERA PROGRAMMING
5 The Opposite Direction: A Program which Changed the Face of Arab Television / Faisal Al Kasim, 93
6 Media Brinkmanship in the Arab World: Al Jazeera's The Opposite Direction as a Fighting Arena / Muhammad I. Ayish, 106
7 Women, Development and Al Jazeera: A Balance Sheet / Naomi Sakr, 127
III. AL JAZEERA AND REGIONAL CRISES
8 Al Jazeera and the War in Afghanistan: A Delivery System or a Mouthpiece? / Ehab Y. Bessaiso, 153
9 Witnessing the Intifada: Al Jazeera's Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict / Mohamed Zayani, 171
10 Al Jazeera and American Public Diplomacy: A Dance of Intercultural (Mis-)Communication / R.S. Zaharna, 183
Afterword. Arab Media Studies: Some Methodological Considerations / Jon B. Alterman, 203
