New Media and the New Middle East

In this book, leading international scholars examine the ways in which new media are reshaping lives and politics, focusing on one of the most politically volatile and dynamic regions of the world. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication technologies and the information they disseminate.

Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California. Seib is author or editor of many books, including: Headline Diplomacy, The Global Journalist, Beyond the Front Lines, and Broadcasts from the Blitz. He is the series editor of the Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication and is co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

List of Graphs	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Notes on the Contributors	p. xvii
New Media and Prospects for Democratization	p. 1
The Arab Search for a Global Identity: Breaking out of the Mainstream Media Cocoon	p. 19
The Role of New Arab Satellite Channels in Fostering Intercultural Dialogue: Can Al Jazeera English Bridge the Gap?	p. 39
The Public Diplomacy of Al Jazeera	p. 53
The Caged Bird Sings: How Reliance on Al Jazeera Affects Views Regarding Press Freedom in the Arab World	p. 81
Arab Arguments: Talk Shows and the New Arab Public Sphere	p. 101
U.S. Public Diplomacy and the News Credibility of Radio Sawa and Television Al Hurra in the Arab World	p. 119
Women, Blogs, and Political Power in Kuwait	p. 139
Israel and the New Media	p. 157
The Palestinian-Israeli Web War	p. 171
New Palestinian Media and Democratization from Below	p. 191
New Media, New Audience, New Topics, and New Forms of Censorship in the Middle East	p. 213
Terrorism and the Making of the "New Middle East": New Media Strategies of Hezbollah and al Qaeda	p. 235
Index	p. 259
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