From "Facebook revolutions" to "Al-Jazeera uprisings," the outburst
of popular activism across the Arab world has either been
attributed to the media, drawn up by the media, observed through
the media, or decontextualized by the media. Bloggers become icons,
self-proclaimed experts becoming interpreters of unfolding events,
stereotypes are cultivated, and autocratic regimes continue to
subdue freedom of the press. The uprisings have become the most
compelling media stories in recent memory. With so much at stake,
the burden of relaying human narratives accurately and responsibly
is a burden on all journalistic establishments worldwide. In a
unique collection of essays that covers the expanse of the Arab
popular protest movements, Mediating the Arab Uprisings leaves no
stone unturned by offering spirited contributions that elucidate
the remarkable variation and context behind the fourth estate's
engagement with these mass protests. So while the public debate
about the coverage of the Arab uprisings remain effervescent and
polarizing, the essays in this volume go beyond the cursory
discussion to historicize media practice, unsettle pre-existing
suppositions about the uprisings, puncture the pomposity of
self-righteous expertise on the region, and shatter the naivete
that underlies the reporting of the uprisings. The volume includes
essays on the tribulations of covering Syria, the contextualization
and demythologizing of Facebook activism, the New York Times'
reporting rituals on Palestine, the tumult of Egypt's media
post-Mubarak, the ominous omnipresence of perennial media darling
Fouad Ajami, the faltering of Al-Jazeera Arabic in the wake of the
uprisings, the gendered sexuality of reporting Egypt, and
journalism's damning failure on Iraq. The first volume of its kind
on this pressing topic, Mediating the Arab Uprisings is a primer
for the curious reader, a pedagogical tool for media studies and
communication, and a provocative collection for the seasoned
scholar. This initiative was supported by the Middle East Studies
Program at George Mason University.
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