National Broadcasting and State Policy in Arab Countries [Hardcover]

A state-of-the-art analysis of the situation of national television in Arab countries, addressing what Arab national broadcastings today say about public policy and political opening. The essays deal with the reforms of public broadcasting organizations and the evolution, perspectives and issues of national broadcasting.Notes on Contributors National Broadcasting and Policy in Arab Countries Broadcasting Transitions in the United Arab Emirates Television Reform in Saudi Arabia: Keeping the Monarchy in Control The Other Face of Qatari TV Broadcasting Reforming Egypt's Broadcasting in the Post 'January 25th' : The Challenges of Path Dependence The Lebanese Broadcasting System: A Battle Between Political Parallelism, Commercialization and De-facto Liberalism Syrian Television Drama: A National Industry in a Pan-Arab Mediascape 'We Cannot Let it Loose': Geopolitics, Security and Reform in Jordanian Broadcasting Liberalization of the Moroccan Broadcasting Sector: Breakthroughs and Limitations Libyan Broadcasting Under al-Qadhafi: The Politics of Pseudo-Liberalization Algerian Public Authorities in the Face of Transnational Media Competition: Between status quo and Deregulation Towards a Supranational Analysis of Arab Media : The Role of Cities IndexA?RAB ISSIALI Head of the ISIC (Institut Sup?rieur de l'Information et de la Communication) in Rabat, MoroccoMUHAMMAD AYISH holds a doctoral degree in international communication and public diplomacy from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and is currently on research leave in Ottawa, CanadaSARAH EL RICHANI Doctoral student researching the Lebanese media system from a comparative perspective at the University of Erfurt, GermanyBELKACEM MOSTEFAOUI Professor at the Ecole nationale sup?rieure de journalisme et des sciences de l'information in AlgeriaJOE F. KHALIL Assistant Professor, Northwestern University in QatarMARWAN M KRAIDY Professor of Global Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University oló5