Arab national media and political change : recording the transition /: recording the transition. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fatima El-Issawi.
• Authors: El Issawi, Fatima
• Contents: Introduction; Notes; Regulatory Media Reform: The Legacy of the Past and Burdens in the Present; I. Tunisian Media Reform: An Example To Follow?; a. Old Media: The Same Old Story; b. Regulatory Reforms: The Struggle for Legitimacy; c. HAICA and Independence from Politics; d. Legal Uncertainty and Anti-Terror Laws; II. Egypt: Polarization and Counter-Revolution Media; a. Old Media: Centralised Control; b. Privatization: Monopoly, Anyone?; c. The Legal Arsenal; d. The Constitution in Theory and Practice; III. Libyan Media Reform: A Process in Limbo. A. The Gaddafi Media: A Propaganda Machineb. Media Reform: An Aborted Initiative; c. The New Media Landscape: Coping with Chaos; Conclusions; Notes; Watchdogs and Patriots: How Arab Journalists Define Professionalism in Daily Practice; Theoretical Analysis; A. Plurality, Polarization, and the Surge of Unilateral Storytelling; B. The Rise of Private Media; C. Neutral or Engaged: The "Patriotic" Journalist; D. They Need To Be Told What To Think; E. Media as a Platform for Exclusion; Conclusion; Notes; The Media Elite: Moderators or Preachers of the Public Opinion? I. The Alliance Between the Media and the Political EliteII. The "Renaissance" of the National, and Flourishing Talk Shows; III. Watchdog or Activist: Blurred Identity; IV. Case Studies from the Egyptian Talk Show Scene; a. Ahmed Moussa: "Law Is the Bullets"; b. Lamees El Hadidi: Students Are "Thugs"; c. Mahmoud Saad: The Ambivalent "Witness"; d. Ibrahim Issa: From Outspoken Critic to Regime Mouthpiece; Conclusion; Notes; State Media: A Public Service?; I. From the State to the Public; A. Theoretical Discussion; B. State Media Landscape: Different Trajectories; Tunisia; Egypt; Libya. II. A Shock But Not a "Revolution"III. Public Service Media in Transition; A New Identity for State Media?; Tunisian State Media Reform: Tentative Success; IV. State Media: The Battlefield of Politics; Tunisia: The Media of Shame; "Akhnawat al iilam": Egyptian State Media Under the Brotherhood; Libyan State Media: The Voice of the Strong; V. Old Practices Die Hard: The Journalist Guard Dog; Discussion/Conclusion; Notes; Journalists Versus Activists? Traditional Journalists and Cyber-Activism; I. Social Media: A Voice for the Voiceless; II. Journalists Versus Activists: Who Leads? III. The Battle for Professional LegitimacyIV. The Journalist Advocate With a Cause; V. Facebook: The Unfiltered Newsfeed; VI. Social Media as Platform for Political Dissent; Conclusion; Notes; Ratings Are Votes: Media and Democratization; Introduction; I. Democracy and Democratization; II. Democratization and the Role of Media; III. Towards Independent Media?; IV. Regulatory Reform on Paper and in Practice; V. Media Ownership: With Privatization Comes Independence?; VI. Media Diversity: The Loss of the Shared Narrative; VII. "We Are Not Neutral": Professional Identity Shifts; Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 202 pages)
• Subjects: 302.2/3/09174927; Political science; Mass media -- Political aspects -- Arab countries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology; Mass media -- Political aspects; Social Science -- Media Studies; Social Science -- Regional Studies; Media studies; Sociology; Development studies; Political communication; Communication; Economic development; Political Science -- General; Political science & theory; Arab countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781349709151; 1349709158
• Related ISBNs: 9781137532152; 1137532157
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 6, 2017)
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