The new Arab journalist : mission and identity in a time of turmoil /

Pintak, Larry.

The new Arab journalist : mission and identity in a time of turmoil / Lawrence Pintak. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xii, 287 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - LMMS ; 85 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a matter of perspective -- The media landscape. Red lines: the boundaries of journalistic freedom -- Satellite TV and Arab democracy -- Media politics and corporate feudalism -- Islam, nationalism and the media -- Covering Darfur: a question of identity -- Arab journalism in context -- Western ethics, Western arrogance -- Survey findings. The mission of Arab journalism -- Journalistic roles: Arabs, Americans and the world -- Arab journalists look at themselves and the competition -- Arab journalists and the Arab people -- Conclusion. Border guards of the new Arab consciousness -- New media, new media models.

9781848850989 (HB) 9781848850996 (PB)

2011389213


Journalism--Political aspects--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Journalism--Objectivity--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Journalists--Attitudes--History--Arab countries--21st century.
Periodismo--Aspectos políticos--Países arabes
Periodistas--Países arabes

PN 5359 / P659n 2011

079.17/4927