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New Media and the New Middle East

Philip Seib (ed.)

New York; Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xviii, 263 pp.

"In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication tech ... more

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Arab Media and Political Renewal: Community, Legitimacy and Public Life
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Naomi Sakr (ed.)

London: Tauris (2007), 208 pp.

"[...] This authoritative book answers key questions about the connections between media and political change in the Arab world. Using research into, for example, practices of Internet users, journalists, demonstrators and producers of reality TV, it explores the interface between public interaction ... more

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Media Sustainability Index 2005: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2006), xix, 231 pp.

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In the Service of Young People? Studies and Reflections on Media in the Digital Age: Yearbook 2005/2006

Ulla Carlsson, Cecilia von Feilitzen (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom; UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (2006), 437 pp.

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Islam and the Media

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 3, issue 2 (2006), 125 pp.

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Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt

Olfa Lamloum

Paris: Panos Paris (2006), 54 pp.

"The reorganisation of radio broadcasting in the five Arab countries we have looked at is a slow, unequal, up-and-down and unfinished process. It is unfinished in that some states (Egypt and Syria), still have not published the conditions for awarding broadcasting licenses, even though some independ ... ent stations have received authorisation. The beneficiary stations thus have no real legal status, but are private businesses broadcasting music, and refraining from broadcasting news. The stations seem to be of most benefit to businessmen close to the authorities, and are more a part of the process of State privatisation than media democratisation. There is a general lack of transparency, and very little information is available about these radio stations. Journalists know little about the shareholders, working conditions in the stations and how they are organised. The legal vacuum will no doubt eventually be filled in these two countries. But, for the time being, radio broadcasting in Egypt and Syria remains totally under the control of the authorities. Lebanon is a special case. By allowing radio and television stations to be privately owned, Lebanon has essentially brought an existing state of affairs within the law, since these independent stations did not wait for the 1996 law to be passed before going on the air. Nevertheless, the various attempts to prevent religious interests from controlling the media have so far failed, and the political stations are a direct mirror of the country’s religious polarities. Every political/religious party has its own radio station (and television channel), which it uses to support its political choices. And the only non-religious station, Sawt Al-Shab, is close to the Lebanese Communist Party. Despite their vulnerability, the Palestinian and Jordanian experiments are without doubt the most promising. The legal framework is restrictive, in these two countries, but the privatelyowned stations are pushing back the boundaries of news broadcasting, are helping to render the media more autonomous, and introducing a relative degree of democracy in the field of information. But these experiments remain dependent on the unstable political context and resulting legal restrictions. The new legislation is more favourable to entertainment stations and benefits businessmen close to the authorities, leaving little space for civil society radio projects to develop." (Conclusion, page 42) more

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People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
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Guy Bessette (ed.)

London; Ottawa: Earthscan; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2006), 313 pp.

"This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of communication in order to facilitate participation among stakeholders in natural resource management (NRM) initiatives. It also presents a collection of chapters that focus on participatory development communication and N ... RM, particularly in Asia and Africa. There are many approaches and practices in development communication, and most of them have been implemented in the field of environment and natural resource management. But, even when considering participatory approaches in NRM, communication is often limited to information dissemination activities that mainly use printed materials, radio programmes and educational videos to send messages, explain technologies or illustrate activities. These approaches, with their strengths and weaknesses, have been well documented. Participatory development communication takes another perspective. This form of communication facilitates participation in a development initiative identified and selected by a community, with or without the external assistance of other stakeholders. The terminology has been used in the past by a number of scholars to stress the participatory approach of communication in contrast with its more traditional diffusion approach. Others refer to similar approaches as participatory communication for development, participatory communication or communication for social change. In this publication, participatory development communication is considered to be a planned activity that is based on participatory processes and on media and interpersonal communication. This communication facilitates dialogue among different stakeholders around a common development problem or goal. The objective is to develop and implement a set of activities that contribute to a solution to the problem or the realization of a goal, and which support and accompany this initiative. This kind of communication requires moving from a focus on information and persuasion to facilitating exchanges between different stakeholders to address a common problem, to develop a concrete initiative for experimenting with possible solutions, and to identify the partnerships, knowledge and materials needed to support these solutions." (Preface) more

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MENA Region: Mobility for One Language, Diverse Cultures. The Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones in the Arab World

Thomas Schellen, Tarek El Zein (eds.)

MTC; ABQZawya (2006), 135 pp.

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Middle East Media Guide 2006

Ben Smalley (ed.)

Dubai: MediaSouce (2006), 380 pp.

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Comparing Media from Around the World

Robert McKenzie

Ian Werner; Nabil Dajani (contrib.)

Boston: Pearson (2006), 372 pp.

"This book discusses the fundamental elements of media systems and shows how they are used in eight sample countries. Unlike other books, it is organized according to media elements, with comparative discussions of all eight countries within each chapter. This helps readers make connections and comp ... more

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Deutsch-arabischer Mediendialog: Jugend, Medien und Politische Partizipation. Berlin 29.-30. November 2004. Dokumentation

Barbara Kuhnert (ed.)

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2005), 51 pp.

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Der Islam in der Gegenwart

Werner Ende, Udo Steinbach (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), 5., aktual. und erw. Aufl., Lizenzausg. (2005), 1064 pp.

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Die Journalistenverbände in Jordanien und im Libanon: Ein Teil der Zivilgesellschaft?

Ines Braune

Hamburg: Deutsches Orient-Institut (2005), 135 pp.

"Die Autorin legt eine Analyse der Rolle der Journalistenverbände im Rahmen der Öffnungsprozesse in Jordanien und im Libanon vor. Jordaniens König leitete 1991 den Demokratisierungsprozess ein, der Libanon befindet sich nach Ende des Bürgerkriegs 1990 auf Re-Demokratisierungskurs. Die Journalist ... more

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The State of the Arab Media 2004

Ibrahim Fadel (ed.)

Youssef Fadel (introd.)

London: Arab Press Freedom Watch (APFW) (2005), 260 pp.

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Women and Media in the Middle East: Power Through Self-Expression

Naomi Sakr (ed.)

London; New York: Tauris (2004), viii, 248 pp.

"Is today’s changing media landscape in the Middle East empowering women? This is the first book to address the dynamics of media ecology and women’s advancement in the contemporary Middle East. The book spans both the region and media forms, from Iran’s women’s press, via Maghrebi women fil ... more

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Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics
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William A. Rugh

Westport: Praeger (2004), 259 pp.

"Since September 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many television viewers in the United States have become familiar with Al Jazeera as offering an alternative take on events from that presented by mainstream U.S. media, as well as disseminating anti-American invective. Westerners have ... more

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Beacon of Hatred: Inside Hizballah's Al-Manar Television

Avi Jorisch

Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (2004), xviii, 106 pp.

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Communicating Protected Areas

Denise Hamú, Elisabeth Auchincloss, Wendy Goldstein (eds.)

Gland (CH); Cambridge: IUCN (2004), 311 pp.

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Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives

Patrick D. Murphy, Marwan M. Kraidy (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2003), xiii, 313 pp.

"Global Media Studies explores the theoretical and methodological threats that are defining global media studies as a discipline. Emphasizing the connection of globalization to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, an ... more

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World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Amanda C. Quick (ed.)

Detroit: Gale, 2nd ed. (2003), xxviii, 1285 pp.

"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat ... more

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Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics
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