In one of the most politically volatile and dynamic regions of the world, new media technologies are profoundly influencing the course of events. Satellite television and the Internet are affecting how the people and states of the Middle East function individually and in a global context. In New Media and the New Middle East, topics ranging from women's rights to terrorism and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia are examined in terms of how new media are reshaping lives and politics. Leading international scholars examine the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication technologies and the information that they disseminate.
Author(s): Philip Seib
Edition: 1st
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 284
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Graphs......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Notes on the Contributors......Page 18
1 New Media and Prospects for Democratization......Page 20
2 The Arab Search for a Global Identity: Breaking out of the Mainstream Media Cocoon......Page 38
3 The Role of New Arab Satellite Channels in Fostering Intercultural Dialogue: Can Al Jazeera English Bridge the Gap?......Page 58
4 The Public Diplomacy of Al Jazeera......Page 72
5 The Caged Bird Sings: How Reliance on Al Jazeera Affects Views Regarding Press Freedom in the Arab World......Page 100
6 Arab Arguments: Talk Shows and the New Arab Public Sphere......Page 120
7 U.S. Public Diplomacy and the News Credibility of Radio Sawa and Television Al Hurra in the Arab World......Page 138
8 Women, Blogs, and Political Power in Kuwait......Page 158
9 Israel and the New Media......Page 176
10 The Palestinian-Israeli Web War......Page 190
11 New Palestinian Media and Democratization from Below......Page 210
12 New Media, New Audience, New Topics, and New Forms of Censorship in the Middle East......Page 232
13 Terrorism and the Making of the “New Middle East”: New Media Strategies of Hezbollah and al Qaeda......Page 254
A......Page 278
F......Page 279
K......Page 280
R......Page 281
Z......Page 282
