61. Author: El Mustapha Lahlali Title: Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, UK Year: 2011 Language: English
Description: The Arab world is undergoing a radical media revolution, with the launch of numerous satellite and cable channels. The era of state-controlled media is coming to an end as privately-owned channels emerge. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the broadcasting similarities and differences between Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Al Hurra. It focuses on both the discursive practices of these channels and the sociological aspects that contribute to their formation. It also provides a critical overview of the development of Arab media and explores the impact of these three channels in particular on the Arabic public sphere, comparing their broadcasting strategies, programmes and the use of language. As a case study, the book compares the three channels’ coverage of the 2006 Israel- Hezbollah conflict. 62. Author: Hassina Bouchikh Title: Opinion Programmes on Al Jazeera Satellite Channel Publisher: Zain Rights Publishing, Beirut Year: 2011 Language: Arabic Description: The rise of Arab satellite channels coincided with a wave of wars in the region, such as the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza. A number of Arab channels succeeded in reporting these events to the Arab public, breaking away with the hegemony of Western media. Al Jazeera, in particular, paved the way for the rise of a new era in the Arab media. Talk shows and Live debates started to populate the Arab media, discussing all sorts of issues of political, religious, societal, and intellectual nature. In this book, the author reviews the contents of Al Jazeera talk shows and discusses the topics they focus on, the quality of treatment they adopt, the extent of freedom they offer to guests and participants.
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