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    • Internet and Social Media in Algeria 

      Saddek, Rabah ( Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , 2022 , Book chapter)
      This chapter presents a historical and critical perspective on the Internet and social media in Algeria as they evolved in the context of totalitarianism that characterized the Algerian regime until recently. It surveys ...

    • Islamic universals and implications for global communication ethics 

      Sadig, Haydar Badawi ( Taylor and Francis , 2017 , Article)
      In an attempt to validate the importance of universal communication ethics for democracy anywhere, especially in the Middle East, this essay focuses on answering the question: Are there universalisable Islamic ethics that ...

    • Islamic Worldview As A Model For De-Westernising Journalism Studies And Profession 

      Hamada, Basyouni Ibrahim ( Routledge , 2022 , Article)
      Despite the various attempts to de-Westernize journalism studies and profession, the dominance of Western theories and practices remains absolute. This article seeks to develop a hybrid Islamic/Western worldview that ...

    • Journalism and the Islamic Worldview: Journalistic roles in Muslim-majority countries 

      Muchtar, Nurhaya; Hamada, Basyouni Ibrahim; Hanitzsch, Thomas; Galal, Ashraf; Masduki; ... more authors ( Routledge , 2017 , Article)
      This paper looks at the extent to which journalistic culture in Muslim-majority countries is shaped by a distinctive Islamic worldview. We identified four principles of an Islamic perspective to journalism: truth and ...

    • Mass communication sciences in the maghreb: A hybrid identity for an evolving discipline [Komunikasi massa sains di maghribi: Satu identity hibrid dalam disiplin yang sering berubah] 

      Hamidou, Kamal ( Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press , 2016 , Article)
      Throughout the world, mass communication sciences had faced many difficulties to impose itself in the academic and administrative spheres as a new, entirely independent discipline. Even nowadays, certain fierce opponents ...

    • Media and Communication Studies: A Critical Approach 

      Saddek, Rabah ( (جامعة عبد الحميد بن باديس مستغانم – الجزائر )Abdel Hamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem – Algeria , 2019 , Article)
      This paper investigates the problematic of media and communication studies and the need to renew its conceptual and methodological approaches in order to be able to integrate the many changes that the modern media ecology ...

    • Media Freedom In Qatar Conceptual And Methodological Challenges Of Studying Qatari Journalism 

      Mohamed, Ashraf Galal Hassan Mohamed ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      Qatari Media Overview Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation was established in 1970 and is Government owned. It airs in Arabic language and has two domestic, and one satellite channel.Al-Jazeera was established ...

    • News consumption through SNS platforms: Extended motivational model 

      Ahmed I.S.Y.; Idid S.A.; Ahmad Z.A. ( Media Watch , 2018 , Article)
      The emergence of new media technologies has redefined how people, particularly the youth, are exposed to the news. Social networking sites (SNS), in particular, have widely changed the manner in which news is consumed. SNS ...

    • Power and citizenship in the social media networks: British Muslims, crime prevention and social engagement 

      Miladi, Noureddine ( Palgrave Macmillan UK , 2016 , Book chapter)
      Debates about the potential of new media in citizen engagement and crime prevention especially among the youth have attracted interest of scores of researchers, policymakers and civilsociety organisations across the world. ...

    • Press freedom and corruption: An examination of the relationship 

      Hamada B.I.; Abdel-Salam A.-S.G.; Elkilany E.A. ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2019 , Article)
      Are countries with a free press less corrupt than countries where the press is partly or completely unfree? Our empirical investigation finds evidence of a significant relationship between higher levels of press freedom ...

    • Qatar public relations: In focus 

      Almutairi T.M.; Galander M.M.; Al-Balushi O.A.; Al Balushi R.A. ( Taylor and Francis , 2019 , Book chapter)
      [No abstract available]

    • Qatari Media Roles in Maximizing the Qatari Soft Power and Overcoming the Glocal Social Challenges of Hosting World Cup 2022 

      Bayoumy, Ashraf Galal ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      From the moment in 2010 when the World Cup was awarded to the tiny oil-rich nation with little soccer history, the event had been shrouded in controversy. Allegations of corruption abounded and investigations commissioned. ...

    • Relations 2.0, Strategies of Friendship Management on Facebook in Tunisia 

      Amor, Bin Amor; Rabah, Saddek ( Media Watch , 2019 , Article)
      The Facebook platform is ahead of other social networks in Tunisia in terms of some registered users and is characterized by extensive use, especially among young people aged 18 to 30. To better understand how these young ...

    • Reporting in the MENA Region: Cyber Engagement and Pan-Arab Social Media 

      الشامي, عبد الرحمن محمد ( Georgia State University , 2017 , Book Review)
      يرصد الكتاب الدو رالذي قامت به شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي في الانتفاضات العربية، أو ما يسمى "الربيع العربي"، التي اجتاحت منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في السنوات القليلة الماضية، وتعتبر هذه الانتفاضات واحدة من أهم أحداث ...

    • The Role of Media Literacy in Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Conspiracy Theories 

      Melki, Jad; Hamzeh, Dana; Itani, Jana; Hariri, Maya; Daou, Perla; ... more authors ( University of Southern California , 2023 , Article)
      This study examines the relationship between media literacy, belief in conspiracy theories, and vaccine hesitation through a survey of 3,009 university students in 8 Arab countries. The findings provide evidence that ...

    • Routledge Handbook on Arab Media 

      Miladi, Noureddine; Mellor, Noha ( Taylor and Francis , 2020 , Book)
      Routledge Handbook on Arab Media Edited by Noureddine Miladi and Noha Mellor This Handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. ...

    • Social media and social change 

      Miladi, Noureddine ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2016 , Article)
      The growing impact of new media around the world has been the subject of study by scores of scientists in multidisciplinary fields. Satellite TV and the Internet have been viewed as instruments of social and political ...

    • Social Media Content Preferences and Political Participation among Nigerian Youths 

      Mande, Mande Ande; Mustapha, Lambe Kayode; Omar, Bahiyah; Mustapha, Maryam Lasisi; Ahmed, Ismail Sheikh Yusuf (2022 , Article)
      This study examines the influence of social media content preferences on political participation in Nigeria’s relatively nascent democracy. Due to mixed conclusions on the influence of news and entertainment preferences ...

    • Sudan’s December revolution of 2018: the ecology of Youth Connective and Collective Activism 

      Malik, Saadia Izzeldin ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)
      Sudan experienced a nationwide nonviolent revolution between December 2018 and July 2019, which has remained underrepresented in communication studies literature. This study employs empirical data from personal interviews ...

    • The communicative function of public spaces 

      Miladi, Noureddine ( Taylor and Francis , 2018 , Book chapter)
      The study of urban spaces has attracted increasing attention over past decades partly due to the symbolic role attached to them and their use by social movements. City squares and other prominent urban spaces are becoming ...