Arab Media & Society http://www.arabmediasociety.org/ 2008-07-05T01:00:20+01:00 http://www.arabmediasociety.org/_images/structure/bg.sidelogo.gif http://www.arabmediasociety.org/ Arab Media & Society It was only a matter of time before the world’s biggest name in the music and youth entertainment industry would tap into the consumer hungry, but conservative Middle East, writes Contributing Editor Dana El Baltaji http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=682 2008-05-11T00:00:00+01:00 The utopian vision of media freedom articulated by Jordan’s Princess Rym clashes with the harsh realities facing journalists around the Arab world, writes Publisher and Co-Editor Lawrence Pintak. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=669 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Refqa Abu-Remaileh on how one filmmaker uses innovative storylines and production techniques to break with more politically overt narratives of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (features video) http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=670 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Were the 2006 war and the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh operational setbacks but propaganda victories? Pete Ajemian traces recent developments in Hizbullah’s media strategy. (features video) http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=671 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Middle East insurgencies are learning from each other’s media strategies, writes Contributing Editor Andrew Exum. Can the U.S. Military catch up? http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=672 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 What’s the difference between nine and 50 percent? Two months in prison or $5,000 if you’re a journalist in Sudan. Shereen El Feki on new initiatives to improve health and science journalism in the Arab World. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=673 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 It’s slick, thorough, professional and balanced – but does the new BBC Arabic satellite channel stand out from the crowd? Middle East media analyst Najm Jarrah weighs in. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=674 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Muhammad Gamal argues for more academic and professional attention to the audiovisual translation industry, which is proliferating everywhere from mobile phone screens to stadium megatrons. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=675 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Is the Egyptian literary scene enjoying a social realist renaissance? Ingrid Wassmann explores new trends in Cairo’s publishing industry. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=676 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 Flagg Miller’s The Moral Resonance of Arab Media remains at a rarefied, theoretical level, but bears ample rewards for advanced students of Arabic literature, media studies, communication anthropology and public sphere studies, writes Zuzanna Olszewska. http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=677 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00