Naila Hamdy is associate dean for the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo. She has authored numerous articles in international journals covering the fields of journalism, global communication, and political engagement. She is a member of the board and a former president of the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). Philip Auter is the Hubert Bourgeois Endowed Professor of Communication and graduate coordinator for the department of communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Auter has authored over 40 journal articles, book chapters, and other contributions. He has presented at regional, national, and international communication conferences and was the lead author of a USAID Middle East Partnership Initiative grant. Auter is a member of the board of the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE).
The editors have brought together the research results of diverse media scholars that collectively illuminate the readers’ understanding of the issues and challenges facing the Arab media and journalists. It is a welcome and much needed addition to the existing literature on media and communication in the Arab world. -- Yahya R. Kamalipour, professor and interim chair, department of journalism & mass communication, North Carolina A&T State University