Mass Media, Politics, and Society in the Middle EastKai Hafez The mass media in the Arab world has undergone profound changes during the 1990s with the introduction and spread of new technologies which go beyond the regional realm and bypass authoritarian control. This text examines whether this access is sufficient to generate political and social change. |
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MASS MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT | 9 |
Mass Media in the Arab States between Diversification | 23 |
The Position of the State | 61 |
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