This article analyses the rising relevance of online news platforms in the Arab region, particularly those created after the social uprisings that commenced in late 2010 in Tunisia and spread across the southern Mediterranean basin. As the online environment does not contemplate borders, the article refers to the term 'Arab', as these initiatives aimed at reaching regional audiences. However, t…
In the Arab world, the emerging media phenomena within the digital space are facing a conceptual crisis due to the novelty of these phenomena and the dynamism of their formation, as well as the absence of a unified and reliable reference for idiomatic translation in the region. With the emergence of Web 2.0 and the media's trend towards the social-participatory aspect, the digital space became …
The aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of localism in Jordan daily press through analyzing the contents of four national daily newspapers. In so doing, the essay tried to find out how daily press is immersed in local affairs and the features of the press treatment of local affairs in order to find out the editorial policies adopted by press toward local affairs. This study sho…
Guided by framing theory, a quantitative content analysis was conducted on news programming from five transnational satellite news channels that broadcast to/from the Arab world—Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Arabiya, Alhurra, and BBC Arabic. The project examined if differences exist between the networks, and between two dimensions of a network taxonomy—western and liberal commercialâ…
To understand the language of journalism in relation to the moments of why and how news is differently structured and patterned, English online stories tackling the Israeli--Palestinian conflict, issued by the BBC, CNN and Al-Jazeera, were critically analysed following Fowler and Fairclough's seminal texts. The results of the findings were discussed in interviews with the editors of the three i…
This article analyzes Saddam Hussein's image as portrayed by the three leading Spanish television prime-time newscasts during the Iraq war, from 24 February to 1 May 2003. The television channels involved are the public broadcaster, TVE-1, and two commercial stations, Antena 3 and Telecinco. On one hand, the characteristics attributed to Saddam Hussein as a leader and his relationship with the …
Religion and the media are today intertwined in powerful and profound ways. This reflects a situation of much significance. The dilemma is that (for many) the media is the central source of information about religions other than our own, and yet it seems ill prepared for the role it plays. Besides, religion can no longer control its own story or its own symbols, or how these religious ideas, sy…
Information about a round table organized by the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies at the "2010 World Congress of Middle East Studies" held in Barcelona, Spain is presented. The aim of the round table was to bring to the attention of the global community of Middle East Studies academics and policy makers a new form of attack on critical thought and journalism. The round table …
This research examines the future of television work in light of the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI). The study aims to explore the impact of AI on the form and content of television messages and identify areas where AI can be employed in television production. This study adopts a future-oriented exploratory approach, utilizing survey methodology. As the research focuses on for…
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…