85. Author: Ezzeddine Abdelmoula Title: Arabs, Democracy and the Public Sphere in the Era of Multiple Screens: An Investigation of Al Jazeera’s Role Publisher: Arab Scientific Publishers, Lebanon Year: 2015 Language: Arabic
Description: This book analyzes the dynamics of the relation between media and politics. It reviews democratic changes in the Arab world, based on Al Jazeera’s experience and the prominent role it played since its inauguration in 1969. The book looks at the influence of the media on the political field after the Arab Spring and the wave of changes that swept the Arab region. The media played a leading role in promoting the current wave of change by creating a communicative environment and empowering the public with information, knowledge and political awareness. In this volume, the author examines the process of change in the Arab World and the factors affecting its progress, drawing on Habermas’s concept of public sphere and the debate associated with it. 86. Author: Shawn A. Stroud Title: Al Jazeera and the DoD: The Need for Greater Engagement Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, US Year: 2015 Language: English Description: The United States military operations within the Middle East is being widely scrutinized by a global Muslim audience, who has become more distrustful and critical of U.S. policies and military strategy. As such, this necessitates greater engagement with international news networks by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and its military services. In particular, the Al Jazeera Media Network represents one of the fastest growing and most influential news networks among the myriad media who dominate the global information environment. This book highlights the need for the DoD and the Joint Services to examine current communication strategies with the Al Jazeera Media Network and incorporate the findings into its senior leader engagement plan and its leader development strategies for public affairs and communication specialists.
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