2024/12/23 by Claudia Kozman, Claudia Mellado · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Media Studies and Communication #Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts #Socioeconomic Development in MENA
paper · doi:10.1177/10776990241306401
openalex publication_date 2024/12/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This study applies a media systems approach to examine the performance of journalistic roles in the news of five Arab countries: Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The content analysis of 13,299 news stories in newspapers, radio, television, and online sites revealed the practice of loyal-facilitator, watchdog, interventionist, service, civic, and infotainment roles is a result of the intersection of several factors. Overall, findings point to the overarching power of the political system that is manifested in media ownership, media political alignment, and countries’ specific conditions.