The new Arab journalist: mission and identity in a time of turmoil
London; New York:
Tauris
(2011), xii, 287 pp., tables, bibliogr. p.267-272, index
ISBN 978-1-84885-098-9 (pbk); 978-0-75561-064-8 (online)
"Drawing on the first broad cross-border survey of Arab journalists, first-person interviews with scores of reporters and editors, and his three decades' experience reporting from the Middle East, Lawrence Pintak examines how Arab journalists see themselves and their mission at this critical time in the evolution of the Arab media. He explores how, in a diverse Arab media landscape expressing myriad opinions, journalists are still under siege as governments fight a rear-guard action to manage the message. This innovative book breaks through the stereotypes about Arab journalists to reveal the fascinating and complex reality - and what it means for the rest of us." (Publisher)
Contents
Introduction: A Matter of Perspective, 1
I. THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE
1 Red Lines - The Boundaries of Journalistic Freedom, 11
2 Satellite TV and Arab Democracy, 43
3 Media Politics and Corporate Feudalism, 65
4 Islam, Nationalism and the Media, 85
5 Covering Darfur - A Question of Identity, 113
6 Arab Journalism in Context, 123
7 Western Ethics, Western Arrogance, 137
II. SURVEY FINDINGS
8 The Mission of Arab Journalism, 155
9 Journalistic Roles - Arabs, Americans and the World, 171
10 Arab Journalists Look at Themselves and the Competition, 181
11 Arab Journalists and the Arab People, 201
III. CONCLUSION
12 Border Guards of the New Arab Consciousness, 209
Postscript: New Media, New Media Models, 221-228
I. THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE
1 Red Lines - The Boundaries of Journalistic Freedom, 11
2 Satellite TV and Arab Democracy, 43
3 Media Politics and Corporate Feudalism, 65
4 Islam, Nationalism and the Media, 85
5 Covering Darfur - A Question of Identity, 113
6 Arab Journalism in Context, 123
7 Western Ethics, Western Arrogance, 137
II. SURVEY FINDINGS
8 The Mission of Arab Journalism, 155
9 Journalistic Roles - Arabs, Americans and the World, 171
10 Arab Journalists Look at Themselves and the Competition, 181
11 Arab Journalists and the Arab People, 201
III. CONCLUSION
12 Border Guards of the New Arab Consciousness, 209
Postscript: New Media, New Media Models, 221-228
