Al-Jazeera : the story of the network that is rattling governments and redefining modern journalism / Mohammed el-Nawawy, Adel Iskander.

Collection type	Library
Author	El-Nawawy, Mohammed, 1968-; Iskander, Adel.;
Call Number	070.195 E37a
Document type	Monograph
Year	c2003.
Pagination	xii, 240 p., [8] p. plates : ill., maps., ports ; ; 23 cm.
Publisher	Westview Press,,
Note	Includes a new epilogue.. Includes Index.. Bibliography: p. 225-229.. "Al-Jazeera, the independent all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, has emerged as ambassador for the Arab world in the events following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the war waged in Afghanistan. More than a channel reporting the news as it happens, Al-Jazeera (Arabic for "the island") has access to the Arab world and is "scooping" the Western media conglomerates. .
Place made	Cambridge., Massechusetts

Abstract

We are what we watch -- A major league channel in a minor league country -- The battle for the Arab mind -- Big voice, tiny country : Al-Jazeera in Qatar -- Boxing rings : Al-Jazeera's talk shows -- Hero or heretic? Al-Jazeera and Arab governments -- Al-J azeera scoops the world -- Al-Jazeera and the West : the love-hate relationship -- Epilogue.