Media in the Middle East : activism, politics, and culture

• Other Authors: Lenze, Nele ; Schriwer, Charlotte
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2020
• Subjects: Mass media > Middle East ; Mass media|xPolitical aspects|zMiddle East ; Mass media and culture > Middle East ; Political activists > Middle East; 302 MED 2017
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/90072
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and perceptions of the media's influence on regional and global change. Focusing on aspects of economy, digital news, online businesses, gender-related issues, social media, and film, the contributors of this volume detail media's role in political movements throughout the Middle East. The volume illustrates how the increase in Internet connections and mobile applications have resulted in an emergence of indispensable tools for information acquisition, dissemination, and activism