Issue 32, summer/fall 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SH21SVAH Abstract Free access to music videos on YouTube has allowed generations of consumers to be exposed to songs from their favorite artists on a daily basis. Presented in the form of music videos, these songs contain visuals that carry several themes including the glorification of …

مقدمة يحتل الإعلام مكانة متقدمة في أولويات النظام الإيراني الذي يعتمد على آلة ضخمة من الوكالات الإخبارية والصحف اليومية المطبوعة والمواقع الإلكترونية والقنوات الفضائية في مصفوفة سياساته الداخلية والخارجية على حد سواء، ولإن أخذ الإعلام موقعه في صدارة تراتبية صنع القرار بهذا النظام؛ فإن موقعه أكثر تقدما خاصة في رسائله …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SM21PCMC مقدمة مع تعرض المجتمعات على اختلاف مستويات تقدمها أو تأخرها، لموجات من الأمراض المزمنة والأوبئة، تثار إشكالية التناول الإعلامي المتخصص للشأن الصحي والطبي في عالمنا العربي، وما يتعلق به من أمراض وإصابات وعدوى وتشخيص ومواجهة وعلاج، وتثير تلك الإشكالية الكثير من التساؤلات الجديرة بالبحث وصولًا إلى …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/KSEH21SN Scroll down for Arabic abstract. Official statistics show that Egyptians, especially the youth, are increasingly using social networks. It is therefore important to examine the role these networks had in shaping the cognitions and attitudes of Egyptians towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study uses …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/NE21C19C Abstract While social media is being increasingly used for health crisis communication, few studies, especially in the Arab region, have examined how it can improve strategic communication during various phases of any health crisis. The Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) model is one of …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SE21ISMA Abstract During the pandemic, social media became a repository for information obtained through official pages of governments in charge. Official and unofficial news sources occasionally featured false or misleading news.This study focuses on Arab audiences from the MENA region, aiming to investigate their social media …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/HN21USMP Abstract  Many highly regarded medical doctors have developed guidelines to promote themselves professionally when connecting with their patients through social media sites (Sullivan 2018). However, many still use these platforms for marketing rather than disseminating appropriate medical information. This paper surveyed a sample of medical …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/HMA21CCA Abstract There is a dearth of disability literature in the Arab world, especially studies related to the cultural representation of disabled people in the media. This article provides a historical overview of television and theatre in Kuwait, an exploration of different disability perspectives such as …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/SK21DC19 Scroll down for Arabic abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an information crisis, labeled an “Infodemic”. This study explores the methodology of debunking fake news related to the pandemic on independent Arabic fact-checking websites. The study’s results are derived from a textual and visual analysis …

Issue 31, winter/spring 2021 https://doi.org/10.70090/AA21PECJ Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This article attempts to use pragmatics for the analysis of opinion material on Youm7 and China Arabic websites. A sample survey from the period between January 1 and December 31, 2020 on global health diplomacy against COVID-19 has been conducted. …