Arab national media and political change: recording the transition

Contents -- Introduction -- Notes -- Regulatory Media Reform: The Legacy of the Past and Burdens in the Present -- I. Tunisian Media Reform: An Example To Follow? -- a. Old Media: The Same Old Story -- b. Regulatory Reforms: The Struggle for Legitimacy -- c. HAICA and Independence from Politics -- d. Legal Uncertainty and Anti-Terror Laws -- II. Egypt: Polarization and Counter-Revolution Media -- a. Old Media: Centralised Control -- b. Privatization: Monopoly, Anyone? -- c. The Legal Arsenal -- d. The Constitution in Theory and Practice -- III. Libyan Media Reform: A Process in Limbo

Examining the evolution of national Arab media and its interplay with political change, particularly in emerging democracies in the context of the Arab uprisings, this research addresses the role played by traditional national media in consolidating emerging democracies or in exacerbating their fragility within new political contexts. Also analyzed are the ways journalists report about politics and transformations of these media industries, drawing on the international experiences of media in transitional societies