US public diplomacy in the Arab world: The news credibility of Radio Sawa and television Alhurra in five countries

Global Media and Communication

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-203

  El Nawawy, Mohammed ^a  

^a QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

News credibility; Paradox of the plenty; Public diplomacy; Radio Sawa; Situational response; Sleeper effect; Soft power; Television Alhurra

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047119674     PISSN: 17427665     EISSN: 17427673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742766506066228     Document Type: Article

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