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 …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39hn Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study analyzes the business models adopted in Omani journalism in the context of digital transformation. It employs a qualitative approach that includes semi-structured in-depth interviews with a number of journalists and newspaper management teams, alongside an analysis of institutional …

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 …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39lrlf Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study examines digital influencer economies by focusing on educational content creators in Algeria, with particular attention to research gaps and the regulatory and legal challenges they face. The study adopts a mixed-methods design (quantitative and qualitative): semi-structured in-depth interviews …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39whf Abstract Western media widely framed Qatar 2022 as the “most controversial World Cup in history”, with debate centering on migrant labor abuses, human rights violations, and LGBTQ+ discrimination rather than religion or culture. This article examines how YouTube videos and their comment sections reproduce, contest, …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39smaa Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study aims to examine the state of emerging digital platforms producing visual content in Yemen through a case study of the “Nas Aden” platform. The methodology is based on a case-study design, including in-depth interviews with four members of …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39isma Abstract This study examines the use of digital platforms by a non-state actor during the October 2023–January 2024 war in Gaza, analyzing 369 media outputs produced over a 100-day period. Using a mixed-methods design that combines quantitative content analysis with qualitative thematic coding, the study …

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 …

Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39aa Abstract In the digital age, social media (SM) platforms have changed how people access, verify, and share news. This study explores the effect of source credibility and user commentary on news-sharing behaviors among Arabs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using media literacy theory, the …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.MGR1 Abstract Like the Persian Gulf War before it, the Russia-Ukraine war is happening in real-time on the ground, but also on social media. The reality seems undeniable. And yet, concerning Baudrillard’s definitions of simulacra and simulation, we have never been further from the reality of …