Al-jazeera(ISBN=) 英文原版

Offers a first look at the all-Arab news network and its
controversial role in the Arab world. Al-Jazeera, the independent,
all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, emerged as
ambassador to the Arab world in the events following September 11,
2001. Arabic for “the island,” Al-Jazeera has “scooped” the western
media conglomerates many times. With its exclusive access to Osama
Bin Laden and members of the Taliban, its reputation was burnished
quickly through its exposure on CNN. During the 2003 war in Iraq,
Al-Jazeera seemed to be everywhere, reporting dramatic stories and
images, even as it strived to maintain its independence as an
international free press news network. Al-Jazeera sheds light on
the background of the network: how it operates, the programs it
broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West
and Arab states, the implications for the future of news
broadcasting in the Middle East, and its struggle for a free press
and public opinion in the Arab world.

Mohammed el-Nawawy, Egyptian born and raised, has worked as a
journalist in the Middle East and the U.S. His experience includes
working for the Associated Press in Cairo, the Middle East News
agency and the Baltimore Sun. El-Nawawy has a Ph.D. in journalism
and is professor of journalism at the University of West Florida.
Adel Iskander, an Egyptian-Canadian, is an expert on Middle East
media. He has conducted studies on viewership of Arab media and the
use of North American media by Arab immigrants. He has lived in
Kuwait and in Egypt for many years, and currently teaches
communication at the University of Kentucky, Lexington,
Kentucky.

Preface
1  We Are What We Watch
2  A Maior League Channel in a Minor League Country
3  The Battle for the Arab Mind
4  Big Voice, Tiny Country: Aldazeera in Qatar
5  Boxing Rings: A1-]azeera’s Talk Shows
6  Hero or Heretic? Al-Iazeera and Arab Governments
7  Al-Jazeera Scoops the World
8  Al-lazeera and the West: The Love-Hate
Relationship
Epilogue
Notes
Sources and References
Index

“…a timely book, which places the emergence of the satellite
channel into proper perspective in a lucid and lively style.” —
The Muslim World Book Review”…a valuable guide to the
21st-century Arab political psyche.” — The Jerusalem Post”A great
work of pain-staking research, beautifully written on one of the
major (not “minor”) television channels of this century.” — The
Pioneer”A valuable guide for the perplexed to the 21st-century Arab
political psyche.” — The Sunday Telegraph”An important new book.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer”Entertaining and accessible.” — Library
Journal”Lively, with a telling eye for detail, due in large part to
the insider access the authors seem to enjoy.” — Cincinnati
Inquirer”Provides an unbiased account of the network’s history and
how it is viewed in both hemispheres.” — The National
Journal”Provides timely and much-needed background on Al-Jazeera.”
— The Village Voice”This book is a great leap forward toward
understanding the impact of a major opinion-maker on the world
scene.” — Publishers Weekly