Saudi Arabia is a crucially important media player in the Middle East, commanding modern, sophisticated and far-reaching media systems. Driving the Saudi media hegemony is what may be loosely termed a??a security imperativea?? which is tightly connected to internal dynamics, geopolitical considerations and regional rivalries. Empowered with its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia pursued a dual media strategy, operating state-controlled and circumscribed domestic media systems which insulate the population from undesired external influences and uphold the religious sensibility of the kingdom while developing decentralized, open and modern transnational media systems abroad capable of safeguarding the kingdom's interests and promoting its foreign policy. Instrumental as it may be in the kingdom's comprehensive security approach, though, the media have proven to be an inordinately complex asset. Although remarkable in many respects, the liberalization of Saudi media engendered a number of conflictual dynamics which are potentially consequential.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2012.726486
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机译：沙特阿拉伯是中东至关重要的媒体参与者，它指挥着现代，复杂和影响深远的媒体系统。推动沙特媒体霸权的是一个松散的安全须知。这与内部动态，地缘政治考量和区域竞争紧密相关。凭借其丰富的石油资源，沙特阿拉伯奉行双重媒体战略，运营由国家控制且受限制的国内媒体系统，以使民众免受不良外部影响，并维护沙特王国的宗教敏感性，同时在国外发展分散，开放和现代的跨国媒体系统有能力维护王国的利益并促进其外交政策。但是，尽管媒体对王国的全面安全方法可能有帮助，但事实证明，媒体是一项极其复杂的资产。尽管在许多方面都很出色，但沙特媒体的自由化引发了许多潜在的冲突动态。查看全文下载全文相关的变量，delicious，linkedin，facebook，stumbleupon，digg，google，more“，发布编号：” ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b“}; var addthis_config = {“ data_track_addressbar”：true，“ ui_click”：true};添加到候选列表链接永久链接http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13530194.2012.726486
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