The News Media At War: The Clash of Western and Arab Networks in the Middle East

by Tarek Cherkaoui

Overview

Tarek Cherkaoui reveals how geo-political and ideological legacies of the past, which divide the world into a dichotomy of 'us' against 'them', play a dominant role in reinforcing the ensuing polarisation of our media.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350243040
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/29/2021
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	683,197
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Tarek Cherkaoui is an expert in the field of strategic communications analysis. He holds a PhD in media and communication studies from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. His broader research themes include international relations, strategic communications, public diplomacy, and media-military relations-specifically within a Middle Eastern context.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii

Introduction 1

1 War, Propaganda, and the Mobilisation of Frames 13

2 Orientalism, Terrorism, and American Media Discourse 34

3 CNNI Framings of Middle East Conflict, 1991-2001 74

4 The Origins of Modern Arab Nationalism 93

5 The Prospect of War in Iraq: Frames, Propaganda, and Debate 120

6 Hostilities Begin: 'Decapitation Strike', 'Shock and Awe', and Contesting Realities 140

7 Journalists as Combatants: US Bombing of Al Jazeera's Office and the Palestine Hotel 182

8 Liberation vs. Occupation: The Toppling of Saddam's Statue 209

Conclusion 230

Postscript 238

Notes 245

Bibliography 265

Index 302