Bullets and bulletins : media and politics in the wake of the Arab uprisings / Mohamed Zayani, Suzi Mirgani, editors.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-235) and index.

The state of Arab media in the wake of the Arab uprisings / Suzi Mirgani -- Part I. Arab media in transition : One the entangled question of media and politics in the Middle East / Mohamed Zayani -- A comparative analysis of traditional media industry transitions in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt / Fatima el Issawi -- The culture of Arab journalism / Naila Hamdy -- Part II. Space and the cultural production of Arab media : Narratives and the Syrian uprising: the role of stories in political activism and identity struggles / Dina Matar -- Public space, street art and communication in the Arab uprisings / Marwan M. Kraidy -- Change and continuity in Arab media: a political economy of media cities / Joe Khalil -- Part III. Media, state interests, and non-state actors : Framing political Islam: media tropes and power struggles in revolutionary Egypt / Abeer AlNajjar -- Hezbollah, Al-Manar, and the Arab revolts: defiance or survival? / Zahera Harb -- US public diplomacy and the media in the Middle East / Philip Seib.

"Bullets and Bulletins: Media and Politics in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings takes a sobering and holistic look at the intersections between media and politics before, during, and in the reverberations of the Arab uprisings. The strength of this volume lies in its multi-disciplinary approach to the topic, with the research backed up by in-depth and rigorous case studies of the key countries of the Arab Spring. The uprisings were accompanied by profound changes in the roles of traditional and new media across the Middle East. What added significantly to the amplification of demands and grievances in the public spheres, streets, and squares, was the dovetailing of an increasingly indignant population-ignited by the prospects of economic and political marginalization-with high rates of media literacy, digital connectivity, and social media prowess. This combination of political activism and mediated communication turned popular street protests into battles over information, where authorities and activists wrestled with each other over media messages. Information and communication technologies were used by both government authorities and protestors as simultaneous tools for silencing or amplifying dissent. Bullets and Bulletins offers original insights and analysis into the role of traditional and new media in what is undoubtedly a most critical period in contemporary Middle Eastern history." -- from publishers.