01926cam a2200289 4500 7296 20181127183336.0 040723s2003 couabf b 001 0 eng d 2004301558 0813341493 070.195 21 El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968- Al-Jazeera : the story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism / Mohammed El-Nawawy, Adel Iskandar. Boulder, Colo. : Westview, c2003. 240 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. ""Updated with a new epilogue""--Cover. Originally published: 2002, with subtitle: how the free Arab news network scooped the world and changed the Middle East. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-229) and index. We are what we watch -- Major league channel in a minor league country -- Battle for the Arab mind -- Big voice, tiny country: Al-Jazeera in Qatar -- Boxing rings: Al-Jazeera's talk shows -- Hero or heretic? Al-Jazeera and Arab governments -- Al-Jazeera scoops the world -- Al-Jazeera and the West: the love-hate relationship. "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. Al Jazeera (Television network) Mass media Political aspects Arab countries. Mass media and public opinion Arab countries. Television broadcasting of news Arab countries. Iskandar, Adel. 6218 6218 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 11256 1 2 070.1 NAW 30010890 2019-06-03 00:00:00 2019-02-27 2018-11-27 MAIN