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[ecrea] new book Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World

Thu Mar 01 21:12:58 GMT 2012


*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *

*CONTACT: *Tabby Davoodi

USC Center on Public Diplomacy

(213) 821-2078

(cpd /at/ usc.edu) <mailto:(cpd /at/ usc.edu)>

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*JUST PUBLISHED: FIRST BOOK TO ASSESS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH NEWS NETWORK*

MARCH 2012, Los Angeles, CA -- USC Center on Public Diplomacy director Philip Seib's edited volume, /Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World/ (Palgrave Macmillan) is the first book to examine the channel's coverage methods, its effects on its audience, and its place in the world of mediated geopolitics.

In 2011, as Al Jazeera English covered the upheavals in the Arab world, its broadcasts themselves became the subject of news. How did a channel not even carried by the major cable television companies in the US come to be seen as the premier source for breaking news on the Middle East? This volume provides discussion of Al Jazeera English from its launch in 2006 through today and features analysis that assesses the channel's origins, politics, global audience, and coverage of conflict and the Arab spring.

"AJE's coverage, like that of any news organization, is far from perfect," Seib notes. "It sometimes slips into cheerleading and self-congratulation, and it sometimes makes mistakes. Journalism is an imperfect craft, and AJE's work is evidence of that. Nevertheless, the world of news is richer for having AJE as part of it."

Philip Seib is a professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and is director of USC's Center on Public Diplomacy. He is the author and editor of many books, including Headline Diplomacy, The Global Journalist, Beyond the Front Lines, The Al Jazeera Effect, and Toward a New Public Diplomacy.

For more information about /Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World/, or to schedule an interview, please contact Tabby Davoodi at (213) 821-2078 or (usc /at/ cpd.edu) <mailto:(usc /at/ cpd.edu)>, or visit http://us.macmillan.com/aljazeeraenglish/PhilipSeib

To purchase /Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World/, please visit http://www.amazon.com/Jazeera-English-Macmillan-International-Communication/dp/0230340210

For a complete list of all of Philip Seib's books published by Palgrave Macmillan, please visit http://us.macmillan.com/authordetails.aspx?authorname=philipseib

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