Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of "small digital media" vis-à-vis the elections and global media coverage. Written in a non-technical, easy to read, and accessible manner, the volume will appeal to scholars, students, policy makers and print professionals alike. To provide a global overview of media coverage and diverse perspectives on the controversial 2009 presidential election, this book consists of 24 original essays, covering issues from global media coverage to new media-social networking, from the ideological-political dimensions to the cultural facets of the elections. Organized in a cohesive manner, the writing styles and presentation remain varied and richly informative.

Contributions by: Jonathan M. Acuff, Sareh Afshar, Banu Akdenizli, Rasha Allam, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Payal Arora, Aliaa Dakroury, Patrick Disney, Mahmoud Eid, David J. Elliott, Mohammed el-Nawawy, Ali Fisher, Elham Gheytanchi, Mahboub E. Hashem, Christine Horz, Negin Hosseini, Wang Jing, Michele Bach Malek, Hamid Naficy, Abeer Najjar, Madhav D. Nalapat, Ashok Panikkar, Trita Parsi, Tomasz Pludowski, Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, Setareh Sabety, Ahmad Sadri, Mahmoud Sadri, Nancy Snow, Li Xiguang, Kourosh Ziabari