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Transnational Broadcasting
Studies (TBS), a biannual journal focusing on broadcasting that transcends
borders, was established in 1998. The idea for the journal came from Adham Center
founder Sheikh Kamal Adham, who envisioned the center using the new technology
of the Internet to move beyond the borders of Egypt and the region and make a
serious contribution to the academic and professional broadcasting field. TBS
incorporates academic, industry-focused, and news articles; feature interviews;
symposium discussions; conference reports; and more.
Abdallah Schleifer and Hussein Amin act as senior editors;
creative director is Shems Friedlander, and managing editor and site designer
is Sarah Sullivan. TBS is supported by an editorial advisory board consisting
of industry leaders plus top scholars from around the world. Among our contributing
editors is Chris Forrester, an outstanding broadcasting trade journalist, and
Jacob Arback, former vice president of DirecTV and managing director of Business
Research International.
TBSs Spring 2002 issue
focused on "Media in the Midst of War," with coverage of the media post-September
11 and the media in the midst of the recent Israeli incursions into Palestinian
territory. The issue includes exclusive interviews with CNN Chief News Executive
Eason Jordan; Abu Dhabi TV Deputy Director Mohamed Dourrachad; and Abu Dhabi anchorman
and producer Jasim Al-Azzawy, who told TBS about his expulsion from Jerusalem
by the Israeli government.
The Fall
2001 issue focused on Al-Jazeera, which was at the time making headlines around
the world for its exclusive coverage from Afghanistan and its airing of videotapes
received from Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. TBS reported from Doha on the
agreements between Al-Jazeera and CNN—and, a few months later, reported on
the rift in that relationship—and spoke with Al-Jazeera Chairman of the Board
Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani and Managing Director Mohammed Jasim Al-Ali.
All past issues of TBS are available in the archives, also found on the website
at www.tbsjournal.com. For more information,
e-mail
Keeping alumni, affiliates, and supporters of the Adham Center
apprised of the centers many events and activities is the aim of the annual news
bulletin In Focus, published every June in time for the centers annual awards
dinner to honor its graduating class. A substantial portion of the content is
dedicated to alumni news and profiles, reflecting the pride of the Adham Center
in its graduates and their significant accomplishments in the field of television
journalism. If you would like to receive a copy of In Focus, please add yourself
to our mailing list or send an e-mail to
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"I continue to
follow TBS regularly, and find increasing opportunities to recommend it to others.
It remains not only a valuable resource, but a unique one."
Jon Alterman
US Institute of Peace
TBS is a breakthrough
for communications studies...its concept and implementation mark and make use
of convergences between broadcasting and the Internet that are features of the
time. A welcome addition to the field.
Jon Anderson, co-director of the Arab Information
Project, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University
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