Mediating the Arab uprisings /

From "Facebook revolutions" to "Al-Jazeera uprisings," the outburst of popular activism across the Arab world has either been attributed to the media, drawn up by the media, observed through the media, or decontextualized by the media. Bloggers become icons, self-proclaimed exper...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Iskander, Adel (Editor), Haddad, Bassam (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Tadween Publishing, [2013]
Subjects:	Mass media > Political aspects > Middle East. Middle East > In mass media. Arab Spring, 2010- > Press coverage. Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century. Arab Spring (2010-) 2000 - 2099 Mass media. Mass media > Political aspects. Political science. Press coverage. Middle East.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Adel Iskandar
Mediating the Arab Uprisings / Nir Rosen
Framing Syria / Amal Hanano
Ajamindustry / Bassam Haddad
Al-Jazeera's (R)Evolution? / Vivian Salama
Egypt's Revolution 2.0 : The Facebook Factor / Linda Herrera
Youth, Media, and the Art of Protest in North Africa / Loubna Hanna Skalli
Saeeds of Revolution : De-Mythologizing Khaled Said / Amro Ali
The Marriage of Sexism and Islamophobia : Re-Making the News in Egypt / Maya Mikdashi
Free at Last? Egypt's Media After the Revolution Free at Last? Charting Egypt's Media Post-Mubarak / Adel Iskandar
A Year in the Life of Egypt's Media : A 2011 Timeline / Adel Iskandar
The Materiality of Virtuality : Reporting on Arab Revolutions / VJ Um Amel
Pioneer Bloggers in the Gulf Arab States / Sultan al-Qassemi
Beyond Mullahs and Persian Part People : The Invisibility of Being Iranian on TV / Roozbeh Shirazi
Covering Iran's Ninjas / Shiva Balaghi
Palestine in Scare Quotes : From the NYT Grammar Book / Anthony Alessandrini
On Being "Wrong" on Iraq / Anthony Alessandrini
In Memoriam : Anthony Shadid (1968-2012) Our Friend Anthony Shadid's Stories / Shiva Balaghi
Finding Bayt Across Borders of Stone / Amal Hanano.