Reporting Political Islam and Democracy: Al Jazeera and the Politics of Journalism

by Mohammed-Ali Abunajela, Nael Jebril

Overview

For over a decade, Al Jazeera (Arabic) occupied an unprecedented position among Arab audiences and families. Its attractive and daring news coverage has inspired millions of Arabs, and led other news channels to follow suit by changing their reporting narrative and presentational style. However, in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings in 2011, the close adoption of the Arab uprisings in general, and the Egyptian one in particular, made the channel fall into the eye of the public storm through its extensive 24-hour coverage.
This book assesses whether the channel systematically provided a platform for certain ideologies or ignored others, and if and how Al Jazeera's language had shifted after the 2011 Arab uprisings. It also explores the rationale behind adopting particular editorial principles featured in the analyses, and scrutinises the findings within the framework of media, religion and democratisation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780755606375
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/14/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Mohammed-Ali Abunajela is a Visiting Academic Fellow at Bournemouth University, UK and Amnesty International's Regional Media Manager for the MENA region. Previously, he served as Communications Advisor at the BBC World Service in London, and Media and Communications Lead at Oxfam GB in Oxford. He holds a PhD degree in Media Studies and MSc in International Political Communications, Advocacy and Campaigning, from the UK. For years, he worked with international news and humanitarian organisations including the BBC, Oxfam, AFP, and ARTE TV.Nael Jebril is Associate Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Bournemouth University, UK, where he served as Head of the Media and Communication postgraduate program. Previously, he was an Academic Fellow at Oxford University's Department of Politics and International Relations and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a co-recipient of the 2016 Harvard's Goldsmith Book Prize and the 2018 International Journal of Press/Politics Best Book Award.
Mohammed-Ali Abunajela is a Visiting Academic Fellow at Bournemouth University and the Regional Media Manager of the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International. Previously, he served as Media and Communications Lead for the Middle East and Commonwealth Independent States at Oxfam GB, and he was former Communications Advisor at the BBC Arabic Service in London. He holds a PhD degree in Media Studies (University of Bedfordshire) and an MSc in International Political Communications, Advocacy and Campaigning (Kingston University). For many years, he worked in the Middle East with high profile international news and humanitarian organisations including; Oxfam International, Islamic Relief Worldwide, AFP, and ARTE TV.
Nael Jebril is Associate Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies and Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Bournemouth University, where he previously served as director of the MA Media and Communication programme. He is former Academic Fellow in Media and Democracy at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University, where he taught media, public opinion and politics. Previously, he held visiting academic roles at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Amsterdam. He is a co-recipient of the 2016 Harvard's Goldsmith Book Prize and the 2018 International Journal of Press /Politics Best Book Award. He is currently a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Al Jazeera Media Discourse: Data and Analyses
3. Al Jazeera, Arab Media and Democratisation
4. The Muslim Brotherhood: Key Opposition Power in Egypt
5. Media Ideology and Religion Framing
6. Al-Jazeera's Without Borders: A Platform for Islamists?
7. Al-Jazeera's Opposite Direction: Political Islam and Democratisation
8. Inside Al Jazeera: Values, Perceptions and Editorial Judges
9. Conclusion