Arab Media Systems.

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 cont...

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Superior document:Global Communications Ser. ; v.3
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : : Open Book Publishers,, 2021.
©2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Global Communications Ser.
Physical Description:1 online resource (418 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.