ARAB MEDIA AND POLITICAL RENEWAL Community, Legitimacy and Public Life

Contents......Page 5 List of Tables and Figures......Page 7 Notes on Sources, Citations and Transliteration......Page 9 Notes on Contributors......Page 13 1. Approaches to Exploring Media-Politics Connections in the Arab World: Naomi Sakr......Page 17 2. Cultures of TV News Journalism and Prospects for a Transcultural Public Sphere: Oliver Hahn......Page 29 3. Television and Public Action in the Beirut Spring: Lina Khatib......Page 44 4. Idioms of Contention: 'Star Academy' in Lebanon and Kuwait: Marwan M. Kraidy......Page 60 5. Arab Internet Use: Popular Trends and Public Impact: Albrecht Hofheinz......Page 72 6. Satellite Television: A Breathing Space for Arab Youth?: Imad Karam......Page 96 7. Democracy and the Media in Palestine: A Comparison of Election Coverage by Local and Pan-Arab Media: Giovanna Maiola and David Ward......Page 112 8. Palestinians, News and the Diasporic Condition: Dina Matar......Page 134 9. Crafting the Arab Media for Peace-building: Donors, Dialogue and Disasters: Bruce Stanley......Page 151 10. In Search of the Arab Present Cultural Tense: Tarik Sabry......Page 170 Notes......Page 185 Bibliography......Page 211 Index......Page 220 Answers key questions about the connections between media and political change in the Arab world. Using research into, for example, practices of Internet users, journalists, demonstrators and producers of reality TV, this book explores the interface between public interaction over the airwaves, at the polls and on the streets