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Joseph Braude explains the popularity of RT in Arab countries and what American media can do to counter it.

A new book by Naomi Sakr, Transformations in Egyptian Journalism (I.B. Tauris, 2013), should be required reading for American public diplomacy specialists who want to engage Egyptians through the media.