This translated book examines Al Jazeera as a model of the effect of new media. Media is no longer just information, but has a fan base wider than ever before, and exercises unprecedented influence on international politics, where it can be either a tool of conflict or a means of peace.

Title: The Al Jazeera Effect: How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics
Author: Philip Seib
Translated by: Ezzeddine Abdelmoula
Pages: 255
Publisher: Al Jazeera Centre for Studies and Arab Scientific Publishers
Year: 2011