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 …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.ASH1 Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study critically examines the rhetoric of 2024 U.S. presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in relation to major international conflicts, including the Gaza war, the war in Ukraine, U.S.-Iran tensions, U.S.-China relations, and the Taiwan issue. Employing a …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.SWRH1 Abstract  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted in ethnic and religious disputes that date back to the establishment of Israel in 1948. As a result, this ongoing historical conflict has evolved into a complex geopolitical issue. This study explores biases in academic journals that examine media …

Issue 38, Summer/Fall 2024 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.38.DT1 Abstract This research seeks to identify influential online actors on X and study the thematic narratives in the digital public sphere, with a specific focus on communications pertaining to Palestinian protests. In challenging the mainstream narratives propagated by traditional media outlets in some Western countries, …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/ON24CTJJ Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is a tremendous technological advancement that impacts journalism. The expansion of AI throughout the news industry could help manage routine tasks traditionally performed by journalists, which unburdens journalists from mundane tasks and allows them to reallocate their time to other novel …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/AMEN24AI Abstract This experimental study investigates the attitudes of journalists towards written content that is generated by artificial intelligence (AI) when compared to human-written journalistic pieces. The methodology utilized a comparative experiment that relied upon four journalists and three AI platforms, which respectively wrote an article …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/BSAN24FN Abstract The rapid proliferation of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation poses a tremendous threat to the integrity of news and media production. This hazard is augmented by the instantaneous capacity to disseminate fallacious content globally with simply a touch of a button. As a result …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/CN24EMND Abstract   Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution facilitated the development of the nation’s first press freedoms. The success of the 2011 revolution is often attributed to social media, which played an influential role as a means of catalyzing resistance and communicating atrocities. However, social media was also used as …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/TI24AIS5 Abstract The phenomenon of alienation, which is widely examined in both specialized and general studies, has seen a decline in its conceptual clarity and usage in recent times. Meanwhile, a new paradigm known as Society 5.0 has emerged, which coincides with the technological surge in …

Issue 37, Winter/Spring 2024 https://doi.org/10.70090/SN24AIAT Abstract In the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly developed and proliferated. This growth is revolutionizing business and commerce, as well as how individuals interact. The industry of media, which encompasses broadcasting, advertising, entertainment, and journalism, has been impacted by this novel and revolutionary …