Al-Jazeera
Subtitle: the story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism
By: Mohammed El-Nawawy, Adel Iskandar.
Contributors: Iskander, Adel.
Publisher: Westview
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Al Jazeera (Television network); Television broadcasting of news -- Arab countries; Mass media -- Political aspects -- Arab countries; Mass media and public opinion -- Arab countries
Description: Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, emerged as ambassador to the Arab world in the events following September 11, 2001. Arabic for "the island," Al-Jazeera has "scooped" the western media conglomerates many times. With its exclusive access to Osama Bin Laden and members of the Taliban, its reputation was burnished quickly through its exposure on CNN. During the 2003 war in Iraq, Al-Jazeera seemed to be everywhere, reporting dramatic stories and images, even as it strived to maintain its independence as an international free press news network. Al-Jazeera sheds light on the background of the network: how it operates, the programs it broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, the implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East, and its struggle for a free press and public opinion in the Arab world. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-229) and index.
"Updated with a new epilogue"--Cover.
Originally published: 2002, with subtitle: how the free Arab news network scooped the world and changed the Middle East.
Table of contents: title: We are what we watch --; title: Major league channel in a minor league country --; title: Battle for the Arab mind --; title: Big voice, tiny country: Al-Jazeera in Qatar --; title: Boxing rings: Al-Jazeera's talk shows --; title: Hero or heretic? Al-Jazeera and Arab governments --; title: Al-Jazeera scoops the world --; title: Al-Jazeera and the West: the love-hate relationship.