| Description |
xiv, 300 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Studies in Middle Eastern history |
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Studies in Middle Eastern history.
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| Contents |
1. State Bulletins: Pronouncing the Official Truth. "Egyptian Events" The Official Ottoman Press -- 2. Enthusiastic Beginnings: The Private Press, 1855-1882. The Private Press in Lebanon. Egypt: The Focus Moves West. Europe, the Convenient Refuge -- 3. The Private Press, 1882-1918. Egypt, the Capital of Arab Journalism. The Fertile Crescent and the Hejaz: Beginnings. Wartime Exigencies -- 4. The Arab States and the Press, 1918-1945. Egypt. Syria and Lebanon. Iraq. Palestine. The Journalistic Periphery: Transjordan and the Arabian Peninsula. The End of an Era -- 5. Press, State, and the Question of Freedom. State and Press: The Stick and the Carrot. Journalists and Freedom -- 6. The Reader. Cultural Determinants. Circulation. Popular Exposure to the Press. Press and Readership -- 7. Cultural Legacy and the Challenge of the Press. Printing and the Guardians of Old Values. Newspapers and Traditional Literary Norms. The Vocabulary of the Press |
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8. The Economic Angle: The Press as Merchandise and as Enterprise. The Press as Merchandise. The Press as Enterprise: Starting Up. Sources of Income: Advertising. Sources of Income: Circulation. Sources of Income: Subsidization -- 9. The Craft of the Arab Journalist. Lure and Frustration. Toward Professionalism. Kurd 'Ali, Yusuf, Musa, Istanbuli |
| Analysis |
Journalism History |
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Middle East |
| Notes |
In cooperation with The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography |
| Subject |
Journalism -- Arab countries -- History.
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Press -- Arab countries -- History.
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| Author |
Merkaz Dayan le-ḥeḳer ha-Mizraḥ ha-Tikhon ṿe-Afriḳah (Universiṭat Tel-Aviv)
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| LC no. |
94009482 |
| ISBN |
0195087801 |
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