Al Jazeera, Freedom of the Press, and Forecasting Humanitarian Emergencies

This book reveals how Al Jazeera and its news coverage became a force for change politically, socially and culturally in the Middle East in general, and the Arab World in particular.

Autorentext

Yehia Ghanem is an Egyptian journalist, writer and commentator now based in Washington, DC. For almost 20 years, he worked as a war correspondent covering conflicts in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Angola. He has won awards for his coverage of the Bosnian Civil War. He was the Senior Editor of the prestigious Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram*,*** and later headed Dar-Al-Hilal media conglomerate as Chairman of the Board. He has appeared as a panelist and keynote speaker at national, regional and international seminars, and was a Fellow in Residence from 2013 to 2014 at the City University of New York (CUNY).

Inhalt

Introduction 1. A Voice in the Wilderness: The Early Years of Building Al-Jazeera From the Ground Up 2. From South to North: Reversing the Flow of Information while Covering War and Disaster 3. A New Kind of Humanitarian Journalism: Partnerships, Coalitions, Research and Investigations 4. Case Studies and Al Jazeera's next Phase: Protecting Journalists, Human Rights, and Predicting Disaster 5. The Power of Words: Between Al-Jazeera's Humanitarian Stylebook and the Hateful Rhetoric of "Radio Rwanda" 6. Ethics and Values of Good Journalism in a Dictatorial Environment Conclusion: Global Press Freedoms Under Attack