The Other Air Force by Matt Sienkiewicz - 9780813577982

The Other Air ForceU.S. Efforts to Reshape Middle Eastern Media Since 9/11\nAuthor(s): Matt Sienkiewicz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813577982, 978-0813577982\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2019 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award\n\n As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern media producers who rely on these funds are hardly puppets on an American string, but instead contribute their own political and creative agendas while working within [url] restrictions.\nThe Other Air Force gives readers a unique inside look at television and radio production in Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories, from the isolated villages of the Afghan Panjshir Valley to th.