Media and Politics in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings Summary Report

1. Introduction : The State of Arab Media in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings Suzi Mirgani, Center for International and Regional Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar Part I: Arab Media in Transition 2. On the Entangled Question of Media and Politics in the Middle East Mohamed Zayani, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar 3. A Comparative Analysis of Traditional Media Industry Transitions in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt Fatima el Issawi, London School of Economics and Political Science 4. The Culture of Arab Journalism Naila Hamdy, American University in Cairo Part II: Space and the Cultural Production of Arab Media 5. Narratives and the Syrian Uprising: The Role of Stories in Political Activism and Identity Struggles Dina Matar, SOAS, University of London 6. Public Space, Street Art, and Communication in the Arab Uprisings Marwan M. Kraidy, University of Pennsylvania 7. Change and Continuity in Arab Media: A Political Economy of Media Cities Joe Khalil, Northwestern University in Qatar Part III: Media, State Interests, and Non-State Actors 8. Framing Political Islam: Media Tropes and Power Struggles in Revolutionary Egypt Abeer AlNajjar, American University of Sharjah 9. Hezbollah, Al Manar, and the Arab Revolts: Defiance or Survival? Zahera Harb, City University London 10. U.S. Public Diplomacy and the Media in the Middle East Philip Seib, University of Southern California