Media in Lebanon, The (Library of Modern Middle East Studies): Fragmentation and Conflict in the Middle East - Hardcover

Nabil Dajani

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178076541X ISBN 13: 9781780765419

Publisher: I.B.Tauris, 2016

Synopsis

Lebanese society is famously, and even notoriously, fragmented, along both class and sectarian lines. Here, Nabil Dajani looks at how this societal division impacts on the nature of the mass media in Lebanon. Implementing the wider theory that the structure and content of mass media is unique to the society within which it operates, he looks at how Lebanese media have often helped to sustain the sectarian divisions within Lebanese society. Dealing with newspapers, radio and television as well as new and emerging forms of communication, such as the internet, social media websites and blogs, he examines how the media both reflect societal realties as well as the ways they influence social consciousness. Beginning with an analysis of the socio-political context of modern-day Lebanon, Dajani critically examines the historical and current realities of the media in this country.

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About the Author

Nabil Dajani is Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the American University of Beirut.

Edition details

• Publisher: I.B.Tauris
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178076541X
• ISBN 13: 9781780765419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288