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Al-Jazeera: The Inside Story of the Arab News Channel that is Challenging the West.
by Hugh Miles
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0802117899
- ISBN 13
- 9780802117892
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About This Item
New York, NY Grove Press, 2005. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows former bookseller's rubber-stamped insignia at front flyleaf; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; else flawless; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 438pp. Hardback with DJ. A TV channel that offends EVERYBODY must be doing something right. Since its quiet appearance in 1996, Al-Jazeera has continuously added viewers. It wasn't long before TVs in Europe and North America were tuning in to the one station that seemed to speak with a plausible Arab voice. What immediately distinguished this from other Arabic news and discussion programmes was its willingness to broadcast everybody's views. Although funded by the Emir of Qatar, Al-Jazerra was not a voice of its host government. It kept its news strictly factual and offered air time to voices dissenting from government policies. Anything going on the Arab world was discussed. Consequently, many contrasting views were aired, some of which criticised various governments in the region. But opinions and news were, and are, kept separate. It says much that the United States has demanded the Emir "tone down" the station's material. He has rejected these admonishments, both because they're self-defeating and because he funds the station without managing it. Meanwhile, the viewers increase daily and the addition of an English-language channel will broaden it further. Viewers now look for the "golden plum" logo on one corner of the screen to ensure they're watching an authentic news source. Subscription to Al-Jazeera is a minimal cost, considering you'll see news unavailable elsewhere. The Opposite Direction, a talk show airing a multitude of outlooks, may not be as valuable for facts, but it will likely give you information you wouldn't find elsewhere. Read Hugh Miles and learn why this new station is so important and so admired. And vilified.
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
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- 34960
- Title
- Al-Jazeera: The Inside Story of the Arab News Channel that is Challenging the West.
- Author
- Hugh Miles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed USA, First Printing indicated.
- ISBN 10
- 0802117899
- ISBN 13
- 9780802117892
- Publisher
- Grove Press,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2005.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technology and Society; Media; Sociology: Media & Culture;
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