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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We would like to present the <b>new book “Arab Media Systems”</b> (edited by Carola Richter and Claudia Kozman)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">which is out now and available for free as an open access book:
</span><a href="https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1281" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1281</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Content: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country’s media. Reaching beyond classical
western media system typologies, <i>Arab Media Systems</i> brings together contributions from experts in the field of media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to provide valuable insights into the heterogeneity of this region’s media systems. It focuses
on trends in government stances towards media, media ownership models, technological innovation, and the role of transnational mobility in shaping media structure and practices.<br>
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Each chapter in the volume traces a specific country’s media and assesses its media system in terms of historical roots, political and legal frameworks, media economy and ownership patterns, technology and infrastructure, and social factors (including diversity
and equality in gender, age, ethnicities, religions, and languages). <br>
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This book is a welcome contribution to the field of media studies, constituting the only edited collection in recent years to provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of Arab media systems. As such, it will be of great use to students and scholars in
media, journalism and communication studies, as well as political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists with an interest in the MENA region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you are interested in <b>more material on Arab media (incl. readings, short and long videos…) please visit the AREACORE website and its eLearning platform at
</b></span><a href="https://www.areacore.org/ims/"><b><span lang="EN-US">https://www.areacore.org/ims/</span></b></a><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You are more than welcome to subscribe to the AREACORE newsletter to get monthly or bi-monthly updates (subscribe at the bottom of the website).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Carola Richter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">Prof. Dr. Carola Richter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">Freie Universität Berlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">Garystr. 55, Zimmer 267<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">14195 Berlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:DE">Tel: +49-30-838 58898<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/kommwiss/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/kommwiss/</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">***Recommendations***</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">>>> Global Media Journal - German Edition:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.globalmediajournal.de/"><span lang="EN-US">www.globalmediajournal.de</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">>>> eLearning Platform International Media Systems:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.areacore.org/ims"><span lang="EN-US">www.areacore.org/ims</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">>>> Book Series "Global Communications": </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.openbookpublishers.com/section/100/1"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#006FC9">www.openbookpublishers.com/section/100/1</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">>>> Dossier on Media and Corona in the Arab world: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="http://www.areacore.org/dossier-media-corona"><span lang="EN-US">www.areacore.org/dossier-media-corona</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">***Latest publications***</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><br>
Richter, Carola & Kozman, Claudia (eds.) (2021). Arab Media Systems. Cambridge: Open Book Publishers. DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0238 (Open Access)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE">Download for free: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-fareast-language:DE"><a href="https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1281"><span lang="EN-US">https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1281</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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