Screen LibraryAl-Jazeera：the inside story of the Arab news channel that is challenging the West
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Grove Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 438 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0802117899 |
| Index Number: | G229 |
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G229.385 G229.371 |
| Call Number: | G229.371/M643 |
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Originally published: London : Abacus, 2005. Includes index. A seed planted in the desert -- Making a splash in the Arab world -- The second intifada -- September 11 -- Afghanistan -- Media war -- Countdown to war -- Iraq -- Aftermath -- Free speech and the domino effect -- Watching from the west. Al-Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world. It's also one of the most controversial. Set up by the maverick Emir of Qatar, who drew heavily on a failed BBC Arabic television project, Al-Jazeera quickly became a household name after September 11 by delivering some of the biggest scoops in television history. Financed by one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Al-Jazeera quickly established itself as the premier news channel in the Islamic world by covering events Arabs cared about in ways they had never seen before. However, accusations of ties to Al-Qaeda c |