Al-Jazeera : the inside story of the Arab news channel that is challenging the West / Hugh Miles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miles, Hugh, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Al Jazeera (Television network).

Television broadcasting of news--Arab countries.

Television broadcasting of news.

Television broadcasting of news--Qatar.

Qatar.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

438 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Grove Press Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Grove Press, [2005]

Summary:

Al-Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world. It's also one of the most controversial. Set up by the maverick Emir of Qatar, who drew heavily on a failed BBC Arabic television project, Al-Jazeera quickly became a household name after September 11 by delivering some of the biggest scoops in television history. Financed by one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Al-Jazeera quickly established itself as the premier news channel in the Islamic world by covering events Arabs cared about in ways they had never seen before. However, accusations of ties to Al-Qaeda continue to plague the channel. With unprecedented access to key players, reporters, producers, and financiers, journalist Miles uncovers the full story of Al-Jazeera's meteoric rise and how its influence is shaping the course of the Arab world.

Contents:

A seed planted in the desert

Making a splash in the Arab world

The second intifada

September 11

Afghanistan

Media war

Countdown to war

Iraq

Aftermath

Free speech and the domino effect

Watching from the west.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Abacus, 2005.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0802142354

9780802142351

OCLC:

79646942