Broadcasting in the Arab World: A Survey of Radio and Television in the Middle EastBoyd (communication, journalism, and telecommunications, U. of Kentucky-Lexington) discusses aspects of radio and television broadcasting in the Arab world, addressing the international, national, and regional radio and television media in the Middle East and North Africa through detailed examination of the system in each country and its relationship with the country's language, politics, economics, culture, and religion. Updates from the 1993 edition include a new chapter on international broadcasting and information on new developments in Palestinian rights to radio and television programming and the impact of direct-broadcast satellites. |
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Developments Trends Constraints | 3 |
Egypt the Sudan Lebanon Syria Jordan North Yemen | 13 |
The Arabian Gulf States | 104 |
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