Media in Egypt and Tunisia - From Control to Transition?

A year after popular uprisings overthrew dictators in Egypt and Tunisia, a former diplomat and press officer travelled to Cairo and Tunis to interview local journalists and learn about both their experiences under the previous regimes and how they were navigating the political transitions. Based on these conversations, the resulting study explains the shifting red lines under the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes, examining how these lines were enforced and how the regimes manipulated media to manufacture popular acquiescence or apathy. A map emerges of an institutional and cultural media landscape that presents challenges to establishing the genuine public service media both countries need in order to thrive as democracies.

List of contents

1. Egyptian and Tunisian Media Systems in Global Context 2. Egypt 3. Tunisia 4. After the Uprisings 5. A Few Recommendations

Product details

• Authors: E Webb, E. Webb, Edward Webb
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2014
• EAN: 9781137409959
• ISBN: 978-1-137-40995-9
• No. of pages: 122
• Series: Palgrave Pivot; Palgrave Pivot
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; B, Media Studies, Political Science, Communication, Middle East, Journalism, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Media and Communication, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics