Mass Communication in the Modern Arab World (eBook)

Ongoing Agents of Change following the Arab Spring

Philip Auter, Naila Nabil Hamdy (Herausgeber)

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2022
332 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-4004-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Mass Communication in the Modern Arab World: Ongoing Agents of Change following the Arab Spring introduces, explains, and explores how unceasing growth of media and communication technologies has acted as an ongoing agent of change in the modern Arab world Each contributed chapter provides evidence of mass communication's potential to transform society, culture, politics, economies and development in a region where expectations of media and communication are higher than those of the Western world. Studying these media platforms and communication channels and their relationship to governments and other social and religious institutions reveals how an area of over 400 million people has seen both good and bad of transformations from the global communication wave. Case studies of media formats and practices specific to the region illuminate cultural and political factors that impact the growth of media and allow it to positively contribute to all-encompassing democratization in the region. List of Contributors: Azza A. Ahmed, Mohammad Ayish, Tayeb Boutbouqatl, Aliaa Dawoud, Khaled S. Gaweesh, Ahmed El Gody, Kamal Hamidou, Fran Hassencahl,Tara Al-Kadi, Kyung Sun Lee, Deanna Loew, Noha Mellor, Hesham Mesbah, Meriem Narimane Noumeur, Saddek Rabah, Abeer Salem, Hend El-Taher, Leonard Ray Teel, Oshane Thorpe, Karin Wilkins, and Inas Abou Youssef

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Mass Communication in the Modern Arab World
• Zusatzinfo: 25 Illustrations including: - 14 Black & White Illustrations; - 11 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Community media • Digital Media • Gaming • global broadcasts • image and perception culture • Media systems • network journalism • Sustainability communication • traditional media • women self representation online
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-4004-7 / 1538140047
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-4004-8 / 9781538140048