Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age
The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
By (author) Yahya R. Kamalipour Contributions by Jonathan M. Acuff, Sareh Afshar, Banu Akdenizli, Rasha Allam, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Payal Arora, Aliaa Dakroury, Patrick Disney, Mahmoud Eid, David J. Elliott, Mohammed el-Nawawy, Ali Fisher, Elham Gheytanchi, Mahboub E. Hashem, Christine Horz, Negin Hosseini, Wang Jing, Michele Bach Malek, Hamid Naficy, Abeer Najjar, Madhav D. Nalapat, Ashok Panikkar, Trita Parsi, Tomasz Pludowski, Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, Setareh Sabety, Ahmad Sadri Lake Forest College, Mahmoud Sadri, Nancy Snow, Li Xiguang Tsinghua University, Kourosh Ziabari
Publication date:
16 November 2010Length of book:
340 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
239x163mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781442204157
Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of "small digital media" vis-à-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical, easy to read, and accessible manner, the volume will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers and print professionals alike.
To provide a global overview of media coverage and diverse perspectives on the controversial 2009 presidential election, this book consists of 24 original essays, covering issues from global media coverage to new media-social networking, from the ideological-political dimensions to the cultural facets of the elections. Organized in a cohesive manner, the writing styles and presentation remain varied and richly informative.
To provide a global overview of media coverage and diverse perspectives on the controversial 2009 presidential election, this book consists of 24 original essays, covering issues from global media coverage to new media-social networking, from the ideological-political dimensions to the cultural facets of the elections. Organized in a cohesive manner, the writing styles and presentation remain varied and richly informative.
The events surrounding the disputed reelection of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad captured the imagination of the world and launched a global revolution in the way that information is captured and shared by the media. This is the first attempt to analyze what went wrong and what went right in the media's coverage of those events. It is a much-needed contribution to an issue, and a country, that will remain on everyone's radar for years to come.