Reporting the Middle East: The Practice of News in the Twenty-first Century (International Media and Journalism Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178453272X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is the author of Channels of Resistance: Liberation Propaganda, Hezbollah and the Media and co-editor (with Dina Matar) of Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, and of Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon, which were both published by I.B.Tauris. About the Author Zahera Harb is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at City University, London and previously worked as a journalist in Lebanon.
It will be essential reading for scholars and practitioners of journalism, especially those focusing on the Arab world.. Zahera Harb also considers the changes to the media landscape following the growth of digital and social media, showing how access to the media is no longer restricted to state or elite actors. By studying coverage of the Middle East from a whole range of news providers, this book shows how news formats and practices may be defined and shaped differently by different nations. Each chapter provides an overview of the country in question, including the political context, relationship to international politics, and the key features that are most frequently covered in Western media. How does the media cover the Middle East? Through a detailed country-by-countr
Zahera Harb is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at City University, London and previously worked as a journalist in Lebanon. She is the author of Channels of Resistance: Liberation Propaganda, Hezbollah and the Media and co-editor (with Dina Matar) of Narrating Conflict in the Middle East: Discourse, and of Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon, which were both published by I.B.Tauris.