Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/HK20C19P Abstract Social media platforms are among the most widely used sources of information in the world. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the public needs access to timely and reliable information about the disease symptoms and their prevention. Thus, this study aims to determine the respondents’ perception …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/AT20VBCE Abstract Within the prevalent digital communication era, users have utilized digital connectivity to form social aggregations and virtual communities (VC) with unique features.  Recently, millions of internet users have joined one or more brand virtual communities to serve their communication, knowledge-seeking, entertainment, and self-fulfillment needs. …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/MA20EUAI Scroll down for the Arabic abstract. Abstract This study aims at uncovering the effect of using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques on two levels of virtual reality (360° video and immersive 3D) while presenting news stories in recipients’ immersive experiences. To achieve this goal, a field …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/MTHH20FUA الجندر ومشكلات الهوية الرقمية للمرأة العربية: دراسة إثنوغرافية على عينة من مستخدمات شبكة الفيسبوك بالجزائر تستهدف الدراسة التعرف على تمثلات الهوية الرقمية للمرأة الجزائرية، وإلى أي مدى توجد تحديات تواجه المرأة أثناء تقديمها لهويتها الرقمية عبر شبكة الفيسبوك، وما حدود العلاقة بين الهوية الرقمية والالتزام …

مع التطورات التكنولوجية الهائلة والمتسارعة التي شهدها العالم في السنوات الأخيرة تضاعفت المعرفة البشرية، وتطورت وسائل وأساليب تعلمها وتعليمها وحفظها وتداولها. وقد أدى تغلغل التكنولوجيا الحديثة في كل المجالات إلى تغيير حاسم في طبيعة الخدمات والمنتجات والمعارف ومفهوم عنصر الزمن الذي يحكم كل ما يحدث من تطورات. وفي عام 2015 …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/AE20CCDC Abstract This article reviews the most recent academic scholarship and professional literature pertinent to fake news, in order to provide a better understanding of its challenge in the digital era. In so doing, the article outlines fake news phenomenon, its political and financial motives, its …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/PS20IWHI Excerpted from Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare To be published by Polity Books, summer 2021 The persistent conflict between Israel and Hamas only occasionally attracts much attention beyond its own region, but for the women, men, and children on the ground this …

Issue 30, summer/fall 2020 https://doi.org/10.70090/JG20PPRI Introduction In their work on the regulation of social media influencers, Catalina Goanta and Sofia Ranchordás noted that the topic’s complexities involve, among other things, rethinking “the distinction between peers and professionals” (2019, 14). The United Arab Emirates in 2018 addressed this issue by essentially …

In light of the changes taking place in the United States, Arab Media & Society asked Dr. Sahar Khamis her thoughts on how the Arab and Muslim communities in the US have been affected.  1) What was the most notable effect of Trump’s policies on the Muslim community in the …

The American network TLCs’ 90 Day Fiancé’s casting and storylines have provided its audience with years of entertainment, mostly at the foreign partner’s expense. The reality television industry has grown exponentially throughout the years, thriving on the drama between characters to gain viewership. However, reality television channels, such as Bravo …