Reporting Political Islam and Democracy Al Jazeera and the Politics of Journalism : Al Jazeera and the Politics ofJournalism

For over a decade, Al Jazeera (Arabic) occupied an unprecedented position among Arab audiences and families. Its attractive and daring news coverage has inspired millions of Arabs, and led other news channels to follow suit by changing their reporting narrative and presentational style. However, in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings in 2011, the close adoption of the Arab uprisings in general, and the Egyptian one in particular, made the channel fall into the eye of the public storm through its extensive 24-hour coverage. This book assesses whether the channel systematically provided a platform for certain ideologies or ignored others, and if and how Al Jazeera’s language had shifted after the 2011 Arab uprisings. It also explores the rationale behind adopting particular editorial principles featured in the analyses, and scrutinises the findings within the framework of media, religion and democratization. "For over a decade, Al Jazeera (Arabic) occupied an unprecedented position among Arab audiences and families. Its attractive and daring news coverage has inspired millions of Arabs, and led other news channels to follow suit by changing their reporting narrative and presentational style. However, in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings in 2011, the close adoption of the Arab uprisings in general, and the Egyptian one in particular, made the channel fall into the eye of the public storm through its extensive 24-hour coverage. This book assesses whether the channel systematically provided a platform for certain ideologies or ignored others, and if and how Al Jazeera's language had shifted after the 2011 Arab uprisings. It also explores the rationale behind adopting particular editorial principles featured in the analyses, and scrutinises the findings within the framework of media, religion and democratisation."-- Provided by publisher Cover Contents Illustrations 1 Introduction 2 Al Jazeera Media Discourse: Data and Analyses 3 Al Jazeera, Arab Media and Democratization 4 The Muslim Brotherhood: Key OppositionPower in Egypt 5Media Ideology and Religion Framing 6Al Jazeera’s Without Borders: A Platformfor Islamists? 7Al Jazeera’s Opposite Direction: Political Islamand Democratization 8Inside Al Jazeera: Values, Perceptions andEditorial Judgements 9Conclusion Appendix to Chapter 6 Appendix to Chapter 7 Appendix to Chapter 8 Notes Bibliography Index