01853cam a2200265   4500001000500000005001700005008004100022010001700063020001500080082001600095100003200111245014300143260004000286300005300326500004400379500012500423504006400548505033800612520042600950610003601376650005101412650005101463650005301514700002001567729620181127183336.0040723s2003    couabf   b    001 0 eng d  a  2004301558  a081334149304a070.1952211 aEl-Nawawy, Mohammed,d1968-10aAl-Jazeera :bthe story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism /cMohammed El-Nawawy, Adel Iskandar.  aBoulder, Colo. :bWestview,cc2003.  a240 p., [8] p. of plates :bill., maps ;c23 cm.  a""Updated with a new epilogue""--Cover.  aOriginally published: 2002, with subtitle: how the free Arab news network scooped the world and changed the Middle East.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-229) and index.00tWe are what we watch --tMajor league channel in a minor league country --tBattle for the Arab mind --tBig voice, tiny country: Al-Jazeera in Qatar --tBoxing rings: Al-Jazeera's talk shows --tHero or heretic? Al-Jazeera and Arab governments --tAl-Jazeera scoops the world --tAl-Jazeera and the West: the love-hate relationship.  a"Al-Jazeera, the independent all-Arab television news  network based in Qatar, has emerged as ambassador for the  Arab world in the events following the September 11, 2001,  terrorist attacks on the United States and the war waged in  Afghanistan. More than a channel reporting the news as it  happens, Al-Jazeera (Arabic for "the island") has access to  the Arab world and is "scooping" the Western media  conglomerates.20aAl Jazeera (Television network) 0aMass mediaxPolitical aspectszArab countries. 0aMass media and public opinionzArab countries. 0aTelevision broadcasting of newszArab countries.1 aIskandar, Adel.