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Arab Mass Media Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics
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William A. Rugh
Book Code: C8212
ISBN: 0-275-98212-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98212-6
280 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This outstanding and much-needed reference work is the product of fine and meticulous scholarly research by a former American-Mideast Educational Training Services....The book is highly recommended to academic and special libraries as well as government agencies dealing with Arabic countries.
    —Multicultural Review     Spring 2005
  • The most cited author on Middle East media has issued another classic....Arab Mass Media is a must-have for any academic, personal, and professional library byt especially for media scholars and anyone who cares or writes about Middle East media.
    —Transnational Broadcasting Studies     2004
  • [A]n essential guide for any who would understand the nature and state of Arab news reporting today.
    —Internet Bookwatch/The Midwest Book Review     October 2004
  • Endorsement From Douglas A. Boyd
    Associate Provost for International Affairs, University of Kentucky:     The publication of Ambassador Rugh's latest book is especially good news for those of us who follow Arab media. Rugh's writing skills, language ability, and decades of experience in the Middle East bring the Arab media to life in a way that no other writer/scholar can. This book has my highest recommendation.
  • Endorsement From Hussein Amin, Ph.D.
    Chair, Journalism and Mass Communication Department
    The American University in Cairo:     This is one of the most important reference books that has ever been published about media in the Middle East. It has been and will continue to be an important resource for all the players in the field and will be used not only by faculty and students but also by media and development professionals in the Middle East.
Description: 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. Although governmental influence over the media is stronger in the Middle East than in Europe or the United States, Rugh argues that there is more diversity in the Arab media than most people in the West realize. In reality, the Arab media are coming to reflect the diversity and wide range of opinions of those within the Arab world itself. In particular, the advent of privately owned Arab satellite television in the 1990s has led to significant liberalization of the media throughout the region. Rugh concludes that a democracy of ideas and voices is slowly growing in the Arab world, and he remains guardedly optimistic about the positive role the Arab media can play in processes of democratization and nation-building.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Arab Mass Media
  • The Mobilization Press
  • Mobilization Press: Development Stages
  • The Loyalist Press
  • The Diverse Press
  • The Transitional Press
  • Transitional Press: Development Stages
  • Offshore Print Media
  • Television and Radio Before 1990
  • Television Structure Since 1990
  • Television Programs Since 1990
  • Conclusions
LC Card Number: 2003062442
LCC Class: P95
Dewey Class: 302
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