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Abbreviations and Acronyms * Foreword--Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi* Introduction: Arab Media in the Information Age: An Overview * Keynote Address * The Gulf Media and Global Developments--H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum * Ministry of Information and Culture Address * The Arab Media: Challenges and Responses--H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan * Section 1: Changes in the Arab Media Scene * New Trends and Forces in the Arab Media Arena--Mohammed Al-Sayyed Saeed * The Impact of Commercial Interests on Arab Media Content--Naomi Sakr * Section 2: Role of Media in Social Change * Satellite Media and Social Change in the Arab World--Khaled Al-Hroub * Contribution of Arab Media to Creating Social Change and Developing Civil Society in the Arab World--Musa Shteiwi * Section 3: Media Functions: Education and Entertainment * Impact of Media on Education: Reality and Ambitions--Ali Mohammed Fakhro * The Media as a Component of National Culture--Daood Al-Shiryan * The Role of Media: Between Education and Entertainment--Ali Q. Al-Shuaibi* Satellite Channels and the Entertainment Debate--Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid * Section 4: The Media and Internet Impact* The Impact of the Electronic Media on Arab Socio-Political Development--Mohammad Al-Jassem * Empowering the Arab Media through the Internet--Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar* Enriching the Arabic Content on the Internet--Fahd Al-Othman * Section 5: The Arab Media vs. the US Media * Symptoms of Alienation: How the Arab and American Media View Each Other--Hussein Ibish * Washington vs. Al Jazeera: Competing Constructions of Middle East Realities--Michael C. Hudson * The Role of Political Influence in the US Media--James J. Zogby * The US Media Approach: Right-Wing Campaign Against the UN and the Oil-for-Food Program--Jihad B. Al-Khazen * Section 6: Media and the Image of the Other * The Role of the Arab Media in Shaping the Western Perspective of Arabs--Jean AbiNader * Communicating with the Arab and Islamic World: US Public Diplomacy and German Diplomacy of Dialogue--Mohammad Ibahrine * The New Anti-Semitism: Hollywood’s Reel Bad Arabs: Impacting Public Opinion and Policy--Jack G. Shaheen * Section 7: Credibility and Impact of News Channels * Credibility of News Channels: Competing for Viewers--Waddah Khanfar * Impact of Global News Channels on International Relations--Greg Dyke * Section 8: Media in the Shadow of War and Occupation * Media Credibility in War: The Phenomenon of Embedded Reporters--Richard Caplan * The US Military and the Media: War Coverage and Credibility--Robert Hodierne * The Impact of Occupation on Media Freedom: The Cases of Afghanistan and Iraq – Abdul Wahab Badrakhan * The Iraqi Press after Liberation: Problems and Prospects for Developing a Free Press--Hussein Sinjari * Section 9: Influence of Arab Governments on the Media * The Independence of the Arab Media--Edmond Saab * The Arab Press and Various Sources of Repression--Hazim Saghiya * New Challenges for the State’s Influence on the Media--Abdullah Al-Olayan * The Imminent Collapse of the Controlled Media--Abdullah Rasheed * Arab Governments and Intervention in the Media--Ahmad Abdul Aziz Al-Jarallah * Contributors * Notes * Bibliography

Table of contents for Arab media in the information age.