TY - JOUR
T1 - State control of television news in 1990s Lebanon
AU - Kraidy, Marwan M.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Since the official end of the war in 1990, Lebanese news media have been affected by several regulatory, political, and economic factors. This article analyzes state attempts to control television news and political programs in postwar Lebanon. Internal factors motivating control include media regulation and political struggles between the regime and its opponents, and between government branches. External factors include the strategic position of Lebanon's media in the Arab world, Lebanon's political and economic dependence on some Arab regimes, and the advent of pan-Arab satellite broadcasting. Direct and indirect forms of control are discussed.
AB - Since the official end of the war in 1990, Lebanese news media have been affected by several regulatory, political, and economic factors. This article analyzes state attempts to control television news and political programs in postwar Lebanon. Internal factors motivating control include media regulation and political struggles between the regime and its opponents, and between government branches. External factors include the strategic position of Lebanon's media in the Arab world, Lebanon's political and economic dependence on some Arab regimes, and the advent of pan-Arab satellite broadcasting. Direct and indirect forms of control are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/107769909907600306
DO - 10.1177/107769909907600306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038850125
SN - 1077-6990
VL - 76
SP - 485
EP - 498
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly
IS - 3
ER -