Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World

✍ Scribed by Philip Seib (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 211
Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This is the first book to thoroughly examine Al Jazeera English and its coverage methods, its effects on its audience, and its place in the world of mediated geopolitics.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-4
The Origins of Al Jazeera English....Pages 5-28
The Nature of the Channel’s Global Audience....Pages 29-40
Content: The Messages of AJE’s News....Pages 41-56
AJE after the Arab Spring: The Politics of Distribution in the United States....Pages 57-78
Covering and Reaching Africa....Pages 79-96
Covering and Reaching South Asia....Pages 97-119
Covering Gaza, 2008–2009: A Palestinian View....Pages 121-142
Covering Gaza, 2008–2009: An Israeli View....Pages 143-162
AJE’s Conciliatory Role: Covering the “Ground Zero Mosque” Controversy....Pages 163-185
Conclusion: AJE in the World....Pages 187-197
Back Matter....Pages 199-204

✦ Subjects

Media Studies; Political Sociology; Globalization; International Relations; Sociology, general; Political Communication

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