Nowhere has Al-Jazeera’s independent reporting infuriated governments more than in the Arab world. But despite its success in changing the media landscape in the region, some blame Al-Jazeera for staying out of politics. In response, Khaled Hroub argues that political change exceeds the power of the media alone. Al-Jazeera has been ineffective politically because its advances have fallen into a void created by the absence of legislative and juridical institutions.
Khaled Hroub
is the co-ordinator of the Cambridge Arab Media Project, University of Cambridge.
