47. Author: Rasha El Ibiary Title: One War, Two Televised Worlds: A Comparative Analysis between Al Jazeera and CNN in Covering the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany Year: 2010 Language: English
Description: This book explores and demonstrates the relationship binding the audio-visual message presented and conveyed in the television coverage of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, and the strategic conduct of the assault itself. It tackles elements related to military power and explains how these elements contribute to the construction of a particular visual image of the war. This includes image production, the pictorial outcome, and the way it is interpreted by specific audiences. In this realm, the book draws a comparative content and discourse analyses between Al Jazeera channel, based in Doha, and CNN channel, based in Atlanta. The book also provides evidence on the crucial military and strategic role played by instant television coverage in affecting the conduct policies of contemporary wars and conflicts. 48. Author: Mohamed Abu-Al-Rub Title: Al Jazeera and Qatar: Political Discourses and Discourses of Politics Publisher: Abu Ghosh Publishing, Palestine Year: 2010 Language: Arabic Description: This book explores Al Jazeera’s role in building Qatar’s regional and international stature, and strengthening its political authority through Al Jazeera’s controversial coverage of events in the Middle East, particularly the Palestinian issue. The book discusses the channel’s coverage of political disputes among Arab countries and explains how this coverage correlated with Qatar’s mediation efforts in the resolution of Arab-Arab disputes, including the internal political schism amongst Palestinians, Lebanese disputes and the Darfur crisis. The author discusses the factors of efficiency of Al Jazeera’s discourse through the selection of guests, choosing time slots, highlighting topics, and the way questions are posed to guests. He contends that the slogan ‘opinion and other opinion’ is virtually absent as the channel hosts ineffective spokespersons against stronger counterparts.
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