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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.
Table of 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
Product details
| Published | Jan 22 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9780857721518 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Series | RISJ Challenges |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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