Philip Seib 
New Media and the New Middle East 

In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women’s rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication technologies and the information they disseminate.

Tabla de materias

Preface New Media and Prospects for Democratization; P.Seib The Arab Search for a Global Identity: Breaking Out from the Mainstream Media Cocoon; I.Saleh Arab New Media, Cross-Cultural Images, and Perceptions of the ‘Other’; S.Khamis U.S. Public Diplomacy and the Credibility of Al Hurra Television and Radio Sawa; M.el-Nawawy The Public Diplomacy of Al Jazeera; S.Powers & E.Gilboa The Caged Bird Sings: How Reliance on Al Jazeera TV Predicts Views Regarding Freedom of the Press in the Arab World; S.Fahmy & T.J.Johnson The New Politics of TV Talk Shows; M.Lynch Women, Blogs, and Political Power in Kuwait; S.al-Roomi Silent Citzens: Parameters and Paradigms for Alternative Arab Media; A.Iskandar & C.Atton Israel and the New Media; Y.Limor The Palestinian-Israeli Web War; C.Naveh New Palestinian Media and Democratization from Below; O.Najjar New Media and New Forms of Censorship in Arab States; A.El Gody New Media and the ‘New Terrorism’; M.Conway

Sobre el autor

PHILIP SEIB is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, USA.