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020			_a0813341493
082	0	4	_a070.195 _221
100	1		_aEl-Nawawy, Mohammed, _d1968-
245	1	0	_aAl-Jazeera : _bthe story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism / _cMohammed El-Nawawy, Adel Iskandar.
260			_aBoulder, Colo. : _bWestview, _cc2003.
300			_a240 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
500			_a""Updated with a new epilogue""--Cover.
500			_aOriginally published: 2002, with subtitle: how the free Arab news network scooped the world and changed the Middle East.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-229) and index.
505	0	0	_tWe 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.
520			_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.
610	2	0	_aAl Jazeera (Television network)
650		0	_aMass media _xPolitical aspects _zArab countries.
650		0	_aMass media and public opinion _zArab countries.
650		0	_aTelevision broadcasting of news _zArab countries.
700	1		_aIskandar, Adel.
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