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| 說明 | 1 online resource (xi, 221 p.) : ill |
| 附註 | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Iraqi media : the beginnings -- US 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 after the US-led invasion -- TV and Iraqi elections -- Iraqi TV coverage of the 2010 general election |
| "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 content analysis of TV newscasts, participant observation, questionnaires distributed to 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 Iraq is polarised and continues to be controlled by the government or by political parties 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"--Provided by publisher |
| Description based on print version record |
| 主題 | Mass media -- Iraq -- History |
| Mass media -- Political aspects -- Iraq |
| Mass media -- Social aspects -- Iraq |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism |
| Electronic books |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9781137271648 (electronic bk.) |
| 1137271647 (electronic bk.) |
| 9780230354524 (cloth) |
| 0230354521 (cloth) |
| 9786613954107 |
| 6613954101 |
| 9786613954107 |
