Full Description
This is the very first handbook to offer a comprehensive survey of mass media in 21 Middle Eastern countries. Knowledgeable Middle Eastern media experts unfold the little known but timely information about the region and compendiously discuss communication philosophies, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, motion pictures, media regulations, ownership patterns, news agencies, new technologies, external media services, and the role of media in national development in 21 country chapters. In addition to providing information about domestic and international media services, broadcast programming (domestic and imported), and print media contents, each chapter integrates geographical, social, political, religious, and economic factors to enhance our understanding of each country's mass media structure. Undergraduate and graduate students, educators, researchers, journalists, international media consultants, and media specialists will find this premier handbook an invaluable resource.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Afghanistan by Mohammad Houssain Razi
Algeria by Laid Zaghlami
Bahrain by Afaf Hamod and Elise K. Parsigian
Cyprus by John E. Keshishoglou
Egypt by Sonia Dabbous
Iran by Abbas Malek and Mehdi Mohsenian Rad
Iraq by Khalid Serhan Hurrat and Lisa Isabel Leidig
Israel by Sam Lehman-Wilzig and Amit Schejter
Jordan by Mohammad I. Ayish, Mohamed Najib El-Sarayrah, Ziyad D. Rifai
Kuwait by Fayad E. Kazan
Lebanon by Mahmoud M. Hammoud and Walid A. Afifi
Libya by Karim Mezran
Oman by Hana S. Noor Al-Deen
Pakistan by Mazharul Haque
Palestinian Media by Orayb Aref Najjar
Qatar by Mohamed M. Arafa
Saudi Arabia by Kuldip R. Rampal
Syria by Arvind Singhal and Vijay Krishna
Tunisia by Abdallah Hidri
Turkey by Husamettin Unsal
United Arab Emirates by Anantha S. Babbili and Sarwat Hussain
Glossary
Bibliographical Essay
Index
