Arab Reform Bulletin - special issue on Arab media and reform, 2004

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Arab Reform Bulletin
Special issue on Arab media and reform

Editor: Amy Hawthorne
December 2004

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This special issue of the Arab Reform Bulletin explores the role of Arab media in political reform with articles by leading experts on the impact of satellite television, Islamists in cyberspace, U.S. policy, the press in Iraq, Syria, and Morocco, and the politics of Egyptian cinema. The issue also includes media-related news from across the region and a roundup of recent writings on the topic.

Published by
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Contents

Insights and Analysis

Shattering the "Politics of Silence:" Satellite Television Talk Shows and the Transformation of Arab Political Culture By Marc Lynch
Arab Satellite Television: Can It Rise Above Spectacle? By Jon B. Alterman
Privatization Alone Will Not Loosen Arab Governments’ Grip on Broadcasting By Naomi Sakr
Cyber-Struggle: Islamist Websites versus the Egyptian State By Omayma Abdel-Latif
Washington and the Challenge of Arab Press Freedom By William A. Rugh
Iraq: Nightmare of Violence Dashes Hopes for a Free Press By Borzou Daragahi
Kurdish Media After the War By Maggy Zanger
Media Reform in Syria: A Door Ajar? By Ammar Abdulhamid
Still Shooting the Messenger in Morocco By Aboubakr Jamaï
Egypt: Political Films and the Politics of Filmmaking By Walter Armbrust

News and Views

Statistics on the Arab Media
Trends in Media Law Reform
Trends in New Arab Media
A Snapshot of the Iraqi Media Scene
Reports on Press Freedom in Arab Countries
Private Broadcasting in Palestine
Al Jazeera Initiatives
New Journalists' Associations
U.S. Funding for Arab Media
Views from the Arab Press

Read On - A roundup of new writings on Arab media and reform.

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