Business and Financial Journalism in the Arab World

Faisal Alaqil is the Head of Mass Communication Department at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.Jairo Lugo-Ocando is the Dean of the College of Communication of the University of Sharjah, UAE.

• 1. Introduction; 2. The transformation of business and financial journalism in MENA; 3. Financial and business journalism and news sources; 4. The [lack of] expertise in finance and business journalism; 5. Vive la petite différence! Gender and the production of financial news; 6. Counting on journalistic professionalism; 7. Statistics in data in financial and business news; 8. Social media, audiences and business news; 9. Conclusion and the Challenges Ahead; Index

"An important book looking at the challenges and opportunities of covering business and finance in the Middle East, an area of increasing importance in the global economy but a region that would benefit from independent journalistic scrutiny."-- Steve Schifferes, Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism, City University of London, UK"In my own experience, this book truly encapsulates the dynamics of the ways in which journalists work and display their stories when reporting business and financial news in the Arab region."-- Giovanni Bandi, Former Director of Investment Manager, Advisor & Securities Supervision of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)