Ahmed K. Al-Rawi offers a new insight into the Iraqi media during Saddam Hussein's rule and the post-2003 era. The arguments put forth are based on contentanalysis of TV newscasts, participant observation, questionnaires distributedto Iraqi journalists and interviews with Iraqi media experts. The book connects media practice with the political and social reality on the ground and provides new information on the way media outlets have operated in the past and present. Despite the dramatic political change after 2003, today's media in Iraqis polarised and continues to be controlled by the government or by politicalparties distinguished by ethnic or religious affiliations. The growing societal divisions are largely caused by these fragmented parties - this is reflected in the kind of media messages sent to the Iraqi public. INDICE: Acknowledgment.Introduction.The Iraqi Media: The Beginnings.American Propaganda Efforts to Wage a War on Iraq: The Case of Nassiriah and Babil Newspapers .The US Role in Shaping Iraq's Post 2003 Media.The Iraqi Media afterthe US-led Invasion.Television and Iraqi Elections.Iraqi TV Coverage of the 2010 General Election.Conclusion.Appendix I - The Articles of Nassiriah and Babil Newspapers.Appendix II - An Inventory of Iraqi Satellite Channels.Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-35452-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 31/08/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido