Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/HN29AJPD Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore Iraqi journalists' perceptions of state corruption and democracy in order to deepen the understanding of the journalist’s role in democratic participation. Survey interviews were conducted ona sample of Iraqi journalists, using the theory of participatory democracy …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/AAR29BPD Abstract This paper attempts to map the major changes and developments of British public diplomacy in the Arab world. I argue here that the BBC and the British Council have greatly assisted British public diplomacy efforts and can be regarded as effective because exerting influence …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/RASG29JM Abstract This paper examines the journalism and media education programs in three countries in the Arab region (Libya, Syria, Yemen) that have been or are still in the throes of civil wars and/or polarization along conflicting political ideologies and control of different geographical zones. Based …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/NAE29IUY Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the use of internet applications by young people in Yemen and their level of awareness of electronic rumors about current events and conflict in the country. To achieve this objective, the …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/FEK28KSC Abstract The main objective of this paper is to seek an answer to an important research question: Why did some communication campaigns on health and population issues in Egypt succeed, while others failed to make the desired impact on behavior and subsequent outcomes, such as …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/ASH28CES Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. Social Networking platforms impose new methods of creating audiovisual content, through the use of new technologies; this has also altered the nature of content production and consumption. Social networking platforms represent an ostensibly free, advanced and low-cost space, allowing …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/EAR28CAD Abstract In light of the advancing digital environment and the interest in boosting scientific content published on digital platforms, this paper seeks to define and critically analyze the discourse of popular science shows (henceforth, “PSS”). Considering the fact that religion serves as a major foundational …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/MME28TSJ Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. The study aims to identify the common perceptions and evaluation of the journalistic and scientific community in Egypt, of current transformations and trends in scientific journalism. The study does so, in order to determine the following: 1) The position …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/NE28MMAS Abstract National Geographic Magazine (NGM) is an American cultural icon renowned for the dissemination of geographic knowledge, the exhilaration of cultural explorations, the popularization of science discourse, and the cultivation of visual imaginaries. Among popular science magazines, its distinctive force in the popular imagination squarely …

Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/SK28ESYT Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. Due to the rapid technological and scientific advances nowadays, the need to improve scientific literacy has become increasingly important for Arab citizens. YouTube is a Web 2.0 video-sharing platform, widely used by ordinary citizens-called “YouTubers”- to increase the public's …