37. Author: Michael Kugelman (ed) Title: Kuala Lumpur Calling: Al Jazeera English in Asia Publisher: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC Year: 2008 Language: English
Description: Al Jazeera English’s top management often refers to Asia as an ‘important market’ and a ‘key’ area for the broadcaster’s growth. AJE has a major presence in Asia, with dozens of bureaus. Much of its footprint is found in Southeast Asia. In addition to the Kuala Lumpur broadcast center, there are bureaus in Jakarta, Manila, and Sydney. The network’s decision to establish an AJE broadcast center in Malaysia generated an immediate buzz within Southeast Asia’s media sphere. Some wondered if AJE’s arrival portended an assault on press restrictions in the region, which, like the Middle East, is no bastion of journalistic freedom. The objective of this volume is to provide context for AJE’s arrival in Southeast Asia and assess its impact in the region. 38. Author: Leon Barkho
Title: Strategies of Power in Multilingual Global Broadcasters How the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera Shape their Middle East News Discourse Publisher: ARK-Tryckaren AB, Sweden Year: 2009 Language: English
Description: This book deals with the reporting on the Middle East by three gigantic media companies, which together are largely responsible for refining and shaping our views of events in the world. The informational and communicative arm of these giants – Al Jazeera, the BBC and CNN – is unprecedented in the history of human communication. The BBC broadcasts in thirty-three languages and employs nearly 10000 journalists. In only one decade, Al Jazeera has turned into a media power whose policy decision-makers can hardly ignore. The recent addition of an English language satellite channel has turned the network into a global media player. CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news satellite channel, has services in twelve languages and several English editions covering the four corners of the world.
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