Naomi Sakr

Transformations in Egyptian Journalism (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Egypt's revolutionary uprising in 2011 raised important questions about the kind of journalism that would be viable in the country's changing political dynamics. Suddenly the output of bloggers, online radio and social media news operations, which had all formed part of the groundswell of action against dictatorship and repression, posed an explicit challenge to journalists in state-run and commercial media companies who were more directly subject to government controls. As different interest groups struggle over the country's future, Naomi Sakr considers emerging visions of journalism in Egypt. In this book she charts recent transformations in Egyptian journalism, exploring diverse approaches to converged media and the place of participatory cross-media networks in expanding and developing the country's body of professional journalists. She analyses journalists' initiatives for restructuring publicly-owned media and securing a safe and open environment in which to work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857732927
• Artikelnr.: 39142222

Autorenporträt

Naomi Sakr is Professor of Media Policy at the Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI), University of Westminster, and Director of the CAMRI Arab Media Centre. Her books, all published by I.B.Tauris, include Arab Television Today and Satellite Realms: Transnational Television, Globalization and the Middle East and (as editor) Women and Media in the Middle East and Arab Media and Polititical Renewal.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Executive Summary vii Note on Transliteration of Arabic x
Historical Background to the Rise of Egyptian Journalism xi Guide to
Egyptian Media Outlets Mentioned in the Report xv Names and Positionsof
Some Egyptian Journalists and Bloggers Mentioned in the Report xvii 1. A
National Rethink of News Values 1 Intensified repression of the media under
SCAF 4 A re-energised news sector 12 Overview 19 2. Lessons from the Push
for Professional Autonomy 21 Diverse approaches to the profession 23
Individuals vs institutions 33 Attitudes to social media as tools of
news-gathering 41 3. Stimuli for a Public Service Ethos 49 Journalists'
initiatives outside the state-run media 51 Public owenership scenarios for
state-run publications 56 Support for an independent ERTU 63 Implications
for journalism in the private commercial sector 69 4. Nuts and Bolts of a
New Deal 73 Unionisation in a legal limbo 76 Voluntary codes at company
level 81 Scope for cross-border support 83 Labour and NGO laws' impact on
free speech 87 5. Conclusions 89 Recommendations 92 Notes 94 Bibliography
106 Acknowledgements 109