Al-Jazeera: How The Free Arab News Network Scooped The World And Changed The Middle East; Author: El-Nawaway, Mohammed; Joint Author: Farag, Adel Iskandar; Hardback; Book

Author: El-Nawaway, Mohammed; Joint Author: Farag, Adel Iskandar
Hardback; Book; Facsim., Maps, Ports.
240 pages
Published: May 2002
The Perseus Books Group
ISBN: 0813340179
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The objective of this book is to shed light on the background of the Al-Jazeera network, how it started, how it operates, the kinds of programs it broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, and its implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East and its struggle for public opinion in the Arab world.Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, has emerged as a political player following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This book aims to shed light on the background of the Al-Jazeera network, how it started, how it operates, and its possible future.