News Media in the Arab World A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries [Hardcover]

News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countriesis based on ongoing research at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, and has investigated the rapidly changing nature of the news media in Arab countries. They have investigated the role of newspapers and television in news provision and the impact of new media developments, most especially the emergence of the internet as a platform for news distribution and of international satellite television channels such as Al Jazeera.
Examining the constantly developing nature of news, the collection contains separately authored chapters produced by the researchers responsible for each original analysis, covering Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Based on original primary and secondary research, this will be the first empirical-based collection to blend perspectives from both the Western and Arab nations.

Examines the way local, national and cross-national Arab audiences engage with different news sources and how the rapidly expanding news markets have changed news consumption.

Barrie Gunter is Professor of Mass Communication in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK.

Roger Dickinson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK.

About the Contributors
Chapter 1. The Changing Nature of News in the Arab World
Barrie Gunter and Roger Dickinson
Chapter 2. Evolving News Systems in the Gulf Countries
Khalid Aljaber and Barrie Gunter
Chapter 3.News in Iraq
Ahmed Al-Rawi and Barrie Gunter
Chapter 4. The Development of the Palestinian News Media
Zaki Nussibeh and Roger Dickinson
Chapter 5.News Consumption and News Agendas in Egypt
Hamza Mohammed and Barrie Gunter
Chapter 6. The Changing News Landscape of Libya