The Role of New Arab Satellite Channels in Fostering Intercultural Dialogue: Can Al Jazeera English Bridge the Gap?

2007 ◽  
pp. 39-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Khamis
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
Satellite Channels ◽  
Al Jazeera English

The Redefinition of Arabism Through Satellite Channels

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Duygu Dersan Orhan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
The Political ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
Arab Media ◽  
Satellite Channels ◽  
New Form ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
Political Groups

This chapter draws on the new forms of Arabism that are produced by transnational Arab media, mainly satellite channels. It will be discussed whether nationalism is a transitory or a permanent phenomenon. The argument advanced here is that nationalism will persist as long as individuals and the political groups use it as an identification or survival mechanism. The distinction between the old form of Arabism which is considered to be a spent force and the new forms of Arabism produced through transnational Arab media are presented. The perspectives of the scholars claiming that communication channels fueled a new form of Arabism are analyzed. The findings regarding role of satellite channels with a particular focus on Al-Jazeera during the Arab Spring in the contagious nature of the protests and in strengthening the Arab public sphere are noted.

scholarly journals What’s Happened to Global News?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa Robertson
Keyword(s):  
World Politics ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
News Organizations ◽  
National Media ◽  
The World ◽  
Geographical Scope ◽  
Al Jazeera English

Abstract Scholarship on “global journalism” – to the extent that the phenomenon is explored empirically – is often based on the analysis of national media. This article considers, instead, how the global fares in global newsrooms, and what has happened to global news since the early years of the millennium. It is argued that, while much has changed in world politics and scholarly agendas, global news is characterized more by continuity than change, and that the interesting differences are not between “then” and “now,” but between news outlets. The results of the analysis of 2189 newscasts, 7591 headlines and 5379 news items broadcast over a period of 13 years by four global news organizations (Al Jazeera English, BBC World, CNN International, and RT) call into question assumptions about the cosmopolitan nature of channels said to speak to the world. They show that only a small percentage of their news can be considered “global” in terms of topic and geographical scope, although there are thought-provoking differences in how the global is narrated. Taken together, they provide occasion to revisit the scholarly debate on global journalism.

scholarly journals The Role Of The Great Silk Road In The Formation, Development And Support Of Interethnic And Intercultural Dialogue And Exchange

2020 ◽  
Vol 02 (11) ◽  
pp. 276-282
Author(s):  
Mamasalieva Guldona Anvarbekovna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Silk Road ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Intercultural Relations ◽  
Economic Relations

The article examines the role of the Great Silk Road in the formation, development and maintenance of interethnic and intercultural relations with other peoples in the context of trade and economic relations. This article attempts to reveal the role of the Great Silk Road as the main and important trans-European highway, which has contributed to the improvement of cultural ties over the years.

scholarly journals Watching the war against Iraq through pan-Arab satellite TV

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed El-Bendary
Keyword(s):  
Arab World ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Al Jazeera ◽  
The West ◽  
Satellite Television ◽  
The North ◽  
Satellite Channels ◽  
Flow Of Information

It was the first Gulf War in 1991 which led to the satellite television explosion in the Arab world. Arabs then knew about Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait through CNN. Today, Arab satellite channels reach almost every Arab capital and many Middle Eastern and African nations — from Mauritania on the Atlantic coast to Iran in the east, from Syria in the north to Djibouti in the south. This battle for the airwaves and boom in satellite channels in the Arab world has become both a tool for integration and dispersion. It is raising a glimpse of hope that the flow of information will no longer be pouring from the West to the East, but from the East to the West. Questions, however, remain about the credibility of news coverage by Arabic networks like the maverick Qatar-based al-Jazeera and whether Arab journalists adhere to journalistic norms upheld in the West.

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