Featured Articles

Managerial and Economic Factors Affecting Science Journalism in Qatar: Applying the Hierarchy of Influences Model

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39gflam Abstract This article uses the Hierarchy of Influences model (Shoemaker and Reese 1996; 2014) to analyze results of a 2021-2022 study of science journalism in Qatar. The study extends the HoI model by incorporating the role of corresponding and contradictory interests when assessing findings across …

Invisible in the Digital Shift: Hijabophobia, Newsroom Management, and Profit-Driven Exclusion of Hijabi Journalists in Morocco

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39bw Abstract This article explores the structural invisibility of hijabi journalists in Morocco, analyzing how newsroom management practices, market-driven imperatives, and cultural norms shape their professional exclusion. Grounded in qualitative research, including in-depth interviews, the study critically examines the intersection of gender and religious identity within …

The Attention Economy and Steering Audiences Toward Digital Content Consumption: Opportunities, Risks, and Protection Mechanisms (Arabic)

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39aez Scroll down for Arabic abstract. d This study investigates the relationship between the concept of the attention economy and the steering of Egyptian audiences toward consuming specific digital content via social media platforms. It does so through an evaluative examination of opportunities and risks, and …

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Books & Reviews

BOOK REVIEW | Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions

Book Title: Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions Editor: Noureddine Miladi Publisher: I.B. Tauris (an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing) Year of Publication: 2023 Pages: 296 This book review examines Global Media Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Reporting the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions, edited by Noureddine …

Book Review – Media Management and Artificial Intelligence Understanding Media Business Models in the Digital Age

Connock, A. (2022). Media Management and Artificial Intelligence Understanding Media Business Models in the Digital Age. Routledge. ISBN 9781032100944, 344 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations, Published November 18, 2022, by Routledge. The recently published book authored by Alex Connock scrutinizes contemporary media business models in the context of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and …

Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art: A Book Interview with Dr. Nevine El-Nossery

Issue 36, Summer/Fall 2023 https://doi.org/10.70090/SK23AWRA Dr. Sahar Khamis interviewed Dr. Nevine El-Nossery regarding her new book titled Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art: Between Singularities and Multitudes, which explore the ways women in the contemporary MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) have re-imagined revolutionary discourses—through creativity and collective action—as a means of resistance. Sahar: …

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