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11 of the Best Books and Articles on: Al-Jazeera

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Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today » Read Now
by Marc Lynch. 294 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Inside Al Jazeera, in Columbia Journalism Review » Read Now
by Rick Zednik. 4 pgs.

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Reporting War: Journalism in Wartime (Chap. 17 "Al-Jazeera and War Coverage in Iraq: The Media's Quest for Contextual Objectivity") » Read Now
by Stuart Allan, Barbie Zelizer. 374 pgs.

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Reporting War explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed.Each of this...
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Reporting War explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed.Each of this book's contributors challenges familiar assumptions about war reporting from a distinctive perspective. An array of pressing issues associated with conflicts over recent years are identified and critiqued, always with an eye to what they can tell us about improving journalism today.Special attention is devoted to recent changes in journalistic forms and practices, and the ways in which they are shaping the visual culture of war, and issues discussed, amongst many, include:* the influence of censorship and propaganda* 'us' and 'them' news narratives* access to sources* '24/7 rolling news' and the 'CNN effect'* military jargon (such as 'friendly fire' and 'collateral damage')* 'embedded' and 'unilateral' reporters* tensions between objectivity and patriotism.The book raises important questions about the very future of journalism during wartime, questions which demand public dialogue and debate, and is essential reading for students taking courses in news and news journalism, as well as for researchers, teachers and practitioners in the field.
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Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics ("Al-Jazeera Television" begins on p. 214) » Read Now
by William A. Rugh. 261 pgs.

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Since September 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many television viewers in the United States have become familiar with Al Jazeera as offering an alternative take on events from that presented by mainstream U.S. media, as well as disseminating anti-American invective. Westerners have...
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Since September 11, 2001, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many television viewers in the United States have become familiar with Al Jazeera as offering an alternative take on events from that presented by mainstream U.S. media, as well as disseminating anti-American invective. Westerners have tended toward simplistic views of Arab newspapers, radio, and television, assuming that they are all under government control and that freedom of press is non-existent. William A. Rugh, a long time observer of the Arab mass media, offers a more nuanced picture of the Arab press as it relates to the political situation in the Arab world today.
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Framing Terrorism: The News Media, the Government, and the Public ("Al-Jazeera's Coverage" begins on p. 122) » Read Now
by Marion Just, Montague Kern, Pippa Norris. 329 pgs.

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Terrorism now dominates the headlines of all the networks from New York to London, and Rome to Moscow and is spreading from Al Jazeera in Qatar to Islamabad, Riyadh, Baghdad, and Kabul. The contributors of this new work begin by focusing on how governments, security forces, and terrorist groups seek...
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Terrorism now dominates the headlines of all the networks from New York to London, and Rome to Moscow and is spreading from Al Jazeera in Qatar to Islamabad, Riyadh, Baghdad, and Kabul. The contributors of this new work begin by focusing on how governments, security forces, and terrorist groups seek to manipulate the news, including the legal and normative issues of formal and informal government censorship and curbs on freedom of the press. The contributors compare coverage of 9/11 to coverage of other incidents of terrorist violence, including Israel-Palestine and Northern Ireland. They then focus upon how journalists construct the news and how the public responds to news coverage - including 'rallying-around-the-flag', public attention and comprehension of terrorist events, and the public's response to issues of civil liberties vs. security.
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The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing America's War Profiteers, the Media That Love Them and the Crackdown on Our Rights (Chap. 10 "Killing the Messenger") » Read Now
by Amy Goodman, David Goodman. 346 pgs.

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Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses from the Middle East and Asia (Discussion of Al-Jazeera begins on p. 34) » Read Now
by Shoma Munshi, Peter Van Der Veer. 260 pgs.

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Quoting God: How Media Shape Ideas about Religion and Culture ("The 'Al-Jazeera Effect'" begins on p. 64) » Read Now
by Claire Hoertz Badaracco. 317 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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Journalism after September 11 (Discussion of Al-Jazeera begins on p. 241) » Read Now
by Barbie Zelizer, Stuart Allan. 270 pgs.

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The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can...
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The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can reasonably expect of journalists in the name of democracy, have been shaken to their foundations. Journalism After September 11 examines how the traumatic attacks of that day continue to transform the nature of journalism, particularly in the United States and Britain. It brings together an internationally respected group of scholars and media commentators to explore journalism's present and future, by engaging with such pressing issues as trauma, free speech, censorship, patriotism, impartiality, and celebrity. Journalism After September 11 raises vitally important questions regarding what journalism can and should look like today. In providing answers it addresses topics such as: journalism and public life at a time of crisis; broadsheet and tabloid newspaper coverage of the attacks; the role of sources in shaping the news; reporting by global news media such as CNN; Western representations of Islam; current affairs broadcasting; news photography and trauma; the emotional well-being of reporters; online journalism; as well as a lots of pertinent issues around news, democracy and citizenship.
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Al-Jazeera in the Crosshairs: The Arab Media Scrutinize the Bush-Blair Memo, in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs » Read Now
by Peter C. Valenti. 2 pgs.
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Alternative TV: The War through Arab Eyes. Al-Jazeera Has Been Ruffling Feathers Both Inside and outside the Arab World, in The Christian Century » Read Now
by Gregg Reynolds. 2 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library