Al Jazeera, freedom of the press, and forecasting humanitarian emergencies / Yehia Ghanem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghanem, Yehia, author.

Series:

Routledge focus on media and humanitarian action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Al Jazeera (Television network).

Television broadcasting of news--Middle East.

Television broadcasting of news.

Humanitarianism--Press coverage--Middle East.

Humanitarianism.

Humanitarian assistance--Press coverage--Middle East.

Humanitarian assistance.

Disasters--Press coverage--Middle East.

Disasters.

Disaster relief--Press coverage--Middle East.

Disaster relief.

Freedom of the press--Middle East.

Freedom of the press.

Journalistic ethics--Middle East.

Journalistic ethics.

Disasters--Press coverage.

Press coverage.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

xiii, 109 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Summary:

"This book reveals how Al Jazeera and its news coverage became a force for change politically, socially and culturally in the Middle East in general, and the Arab World in particular. It explores pre-Al Jazeera and post-Al Jazeera representations of humanitarian crises and identifies a potentially significant partnership between the news organizations and humanitarian actors. By tracing the evolution of the news network, the book sheds new light on how Al Jazeera effected change in the Global South. The research identifies a significant relationship between Al Jazeera's news coverage and the ability to forecast international humanitarian actions, politically and militarily. It also explores the potential for continued partnership between humanitarian actors and news organization to identify crises in their early stages. Lastly, the book examines the distinct, original lexicon developed by Al Jazeera for humanitarian affairs and shows how the network influenced international media stylebooks and changed humanitarian coverage on key global issues. A compelling examination of Al Jazeera's news operation that will be of interest to students and scholars of Media Studies, Political Communication, Journalism and News Reporting, International Politics and the Media, and Arab Media"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A Voice in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Building Al Jazeera From the Ground Up

2. From South to North: Reversing the Flow of Information While Covering War and Disaster

3. A New Kind of Humanitarian Journalism: Partnerships, Coalitions, Research and Investigations

4. Case Studies and Al Jazeera's Next Phase: Protecting Journalists and Human Rights and Predicting Disaster

5. The Power of Words: Between Al Jazeera's Humanitarian Stylebook and the Hateful Rhetoric of Radio Rwanda

6. Ethics and Values of Good Journalism in a Dictatorial Environment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ghanem, Yehia, Al Jazeera, freedom of the press, and forecasting humanitarian emergencies

ISBN:

9780367515737

0367515733

OCLC:

1145417199