The author considers the stereotypes surrounding Arab women journalists. She believes that Arab women were poorly served and manifested in Arab mass media. She mentions factors that helped Arab women journalists to enhance their career in the field of media professionalism. She looks at the catalysts for increasing women's participation.
The author discusses the role of new mass media in sustaining the momentum of the Arab revolution by broadcasting uncensored developments on the Internet. The popularity of political protests across the Middle East was marked by the development of satellite technology and growth of television channels such as Al-Jazeera, BBC Arabic, France 24 and Al-Hiwar. A new form of citizen journalism agais…