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Author El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968-

Title Al-Jazeera : the story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism / Mohammed el-Nawawy, Adel Iskander
Edition Updated edition
Published Boulder, Colo. ; Oxford : Westview, 2003

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Description xii, 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations, maps., portraits ; 23 cm
Contents We are what we watch -- A major league channel in a minor league country -- The battle for the Arab mind -- Big voice, tiny country : Al-Jazeera in Qatar -- Boxing rings : Al-Jazeera's talk shows -- Hero or heretic? Al-Jazeera and Arab governments -- Al-Jazeera scoops the world -- Al-Jazeera and the West : the love-hate relationship -- Epilogue
Summary "Al-Jazeera, the independent all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, has emerged as ambassador for the Arab world in the events following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the war waged in Afghanistan. More than a channel reporting the news as it happens, Al-Jazeera (Arabic for "the island") has access to the Arab world and is "scooping" the Western media conglomerates
Notes Includes a new epilogue
Includes Index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 225-229
Subject Al Jazeera (Television network)
Al-Jazeera (Television station : Qatar)
Mass media and propaganda.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Television and the war.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, in mass media.
Mass media -- Political aspects -- Arab countries.
Mass media and public opinion -- Arab countries.
Television broadcasting of news -- Qatar.
Television broadcasting of news -- Arab countries.
Author Iskander, Adel
LC no. 2004301558
ISBN 0813341493 paperback
Other Titles Story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism