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050 4 _aP95.82.S33 B738 2018
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100 1 _aBraude, Joseph.
245 1 0 _aBroadcasting Change :
_bArabic Media As a Catalyst for Liberalism.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated,
_c2017.
264 4 _c©2017.
300 _a1 online resource (242 pages)
336 _atext
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- I: The Case for Arabic Liberal Media -- 1 From Cairo to Palermo -- 2 Why and How to Engage Authoritarian Media -- 3 The Crown and the Beret -- 4 Scorpions in the Infosphere -- End of Days Around the Clock: An Iran-Backed Shi'ite Broadcast from Baghdad -- Jihad on the Run: Sunni TV Preachers in Search of a Home -- II: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- 5 Overcoming a Troubled Legacy -- The Basis for a Liberal Constituency -- Conjuring Change: Saudi Liberals and How They Work -- Fast-Forwarding through a Century: Saudi Liberals' Long-Term Plan -- 6 A New Strand in the Royal Story -- Online Appeals for Critical Thinking and Tolerance -- A Push by the Saudi Security Sector for an Anti-jihadist TV Show -- State TV Comedians Spoof Extremism and Corruption -- 7 The UAE as a Saudi Liberal Beachhead -- A Saudi Liberal Family and How It Functions -- Al-Arabiya: Teachable Moments in TV News -- MBC: Transformation through Entertainment -- Foreign Capitals Catch Wind -- III: The Republic of Egypt -- 8 Despair Along the Nile -- 9 Ghost in the Machine -- The "Single Voice" at Its Prime -- Sadat-Era Broadcasts: Nibbling around the Edges of Reform -- Mubarak and ERTU: Islamization and Muscular Control -- The Endurance of Tradition and Faint Signs of Change -- 10 Negotiating with the Single Voice -- From a Check on Government to an Arm of the Government -- A Narrow Space for Liberals -- 11 The TV War Against Al-Azhar -- The Government's TV Assault on Al-Azhar -- Egyptian Liberals' Campaign for Islamic Reform -- Grappling with Al-Azhar's Global Posture -- 12 The Eleventh Plague -- IV: The Role of International Support -- 13 Pilgrims to the Infosphere -- Four Types of Pilgrims -- Dueling Superpowers: American Disarray, Russian Method -- Western Europe: Building on Generations of Trust.
505 8 _aEast Asian Powers: A Lean Media Strategy for Mercantile Expansion -- Christian and Jewish Broadcasting: A New Proliferation -- 14 Conclusion -- Overcoming Fears of a "Kiss of Death" -- What Only States Can Do -- The Role of Expeditionary Diplomacy -- Supporting Religious Reform -- Meeting a Generational Challenge -- Cover Credits -- Index.
520 _aFollowing the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aLiberalism in mass media.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBraude, Joseph
_tBroadcasting Change
_dNew York : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated,c2017
_z9781538101278
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5144602
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