This is the first book that looks into the state and role of investigate journalism in the Arab world. It explores the vital role the media could potentially play in informing and empowering society, to assist in opening up the communicative space in a region where this has previously been taboo.

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University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Saba Bebawi

About the author

Saba Bebawi has published on the role of media in democracy-building and media power. She has worked as a journalist for Radio Jordan English, CNN, World New Events (USA), and Dubai TV. She is co-editor of Social Media and the Politics of Reportage: The Arab Spring. Saba has held academic positions at Monash University and Swinburne University in Australia, and Zayed University in the UAE.

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Book Title: Investigative Journalism in the Arab World
Book Subtitle: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Saba Bebawi
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461049
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-46103-2Published: 19 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-46104-9Published: 26 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6397
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6400
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 175
Topics: Middle Eastern Culture, Journalism, Media Studies, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Development and Social Change

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

The Rise of Investigative Journalism Globally and in the Arab World

Investigative Journalism Training

Investigative Journalism Practice

Regulatory Frameworks and Freedom of Information

Issues and Challenges

The Way Forward

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