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This book will shed light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the Arab world, with a special focus on the Egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and socio-political change in Egypt, which culminated in Egypt's historical popular revolution

Violations of human rights were among the most serious problems under the rule of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian political bloggers played a critical role in reporting about the regime's infringements on human rights and freedom of expression. This study analyzes a number of threads selected from five prominent Egyptian blogs that deal with human rights violations. The analysis is divided into three main categories based on the functions the blogs attempted to perform: public mobilization, documentation, or deliberation. The analysis highlights the significant intersection between these three functions, which augmented one another and contributed to the democratization in Egypt in a manner that paved the way for the Egyptian revolution of January 2011.

This study utilizes the Habermasian public sphere as a theoretical framework to analyze the discussions and deliberations surrounding the Muslim-Christian discourses in Egypt as they were portrayed in two of the most popular Egyptian political blogs launched by a prominent male and a female political blogger in Egypt, namely, Wael Abbas and Nawara Negm, respectively. The study focused on the portrayal of Muslim-Christian tensions, in particular, as an especially sensitive and controversial issue to explore the extent to which the postings on these blogs reflect a new form of vibrant and dynamic virtual public sphere, and the degree to which this newly constructed virtual public sphere conforms to, or deviates from, the idealized Habermasian public sphere. Our analysis showed that although there was a genuine Habermasian public sphere reflected in some of the threads on the two blogs, there was a general lack of rational-critical debates, reciprocal deliberations, and communicative action as envisioned by Habermas. It also showed that this newly (re)envisioned virtual public sphere aimed to revitalize civil society, through broadening the base of popular participation, which in turn led to boosting and expanding the concept of citizen journalism, beyond the official sphere of mainstream media. [Reprinted by permission; copyright Sage Publications Inc.]

Presented is an interview with Mohammed el-Nawawy of Queens University of Charlotte. Adapted from the source document.

This study utilizes the Habermasian public sphere as a theoretical framework to analyze the discussions and deliberations surrounding the Muslim—Christian discourses in Egypt as they were portrayed in two of the most popular Egyptian political blogs launched by a prominent male and a female political blogger in Egypt, namely, Wael Abbas and Nawara Negm, respectively. The study focused on the portrayal of Muslim—Christian tensions, in particular, as an especially sensitive and controversial issue to explore the extent to which the postings on these blogs reflect a new form of vibrant and dynamic virtual public sphere, and the degree to which this newly constructed virtual public sphere conforms to, or deviates from, the idealized Habermasian public sphere. Our analysis showed that although there was a genuine Habermasian public sphere reflected in some of the threads on the two blogs, there was a general lack of rational— critical debates, reciprocal deliberations, and communicative action as envisioned by Habermas. It also showed that this newly (re)envisioned virtual public sphere aimed to revitalize civil society, through broadening the base of popular participation, which in turn led to boosting and expanding the concept of citizen journalism, beyond the official sphere of mainstream media.

This article examines the role of the global news media in either furthering the balkanization of the global news environment or moving towards a globally connected and engaged aggregation of publics. Drawing on the results of a six-country study of media viewing habits, cultural, political and cognitive dispositions of viewers of Al-Jazeera English in comparison to viewers of CNN International and BBC World, the authors outline two findings: (1) viewers worldwide turn to particular broadcasters to affirm rather than inform their opinions, meaning the global news media are likely to reinforce existing attitudes and stereotypes of cultural 'others'; and (2) the longer viewers have been watching Al-Jazeera English, the less dogmatic they are in their thinking and thus more open to considering alternative and clashing opinions. The authors conclude by arguing that, when media jettison the principles embodied in 'war journalism', broadcasters can indeed have a latent yet substantial impact on fostering cross-cultural understanding and reconciliation.

This quantitative content analysis examined Emirati and Israeli news framing of Israel–Palestine before and after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel formally signed the September 2020 Abraham Accords, a normalization agreement overseen by the United States. The purpose of the study was twofold. First, it aimed to compare Emirati and Israeli news coverage to determine the extent to which Emirati and Israeli editorial positions either converge with or diverge from one another. Second, the analysis sought to compare pre-and-post normalization Emirati news coverage of the Palestine issue. Findings affirmed the researchers' expectations that Al-Bayan would be more critical of Israel than Israel Hayom, and that it would frame Israel more negatively than Israel Hayom by including more coverage of Israeli oppression, violence, and aggression against the Palestinians, regardless of time period. Findings also showed that Al-Bayan shifted away from its prenormalization negative framing of Israel and adopted an overt and unequivocal pro-Israel postnormalization frame.

Abstract
This study used framing analysis to unpack framing devices employed by Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya in their reporting of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Three key days of the uprising, representing a range of political events, were analysed. Results suggest that Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya presented very different versions of the revolution. Al-Jazeera's coverage, which was dominated by a 'revolution' frame, was overwhelmingly sympathetic to the protesters and antagonistic to ousted President Hosni Mubarak, while Al-Arabiya's coverage, which was dominated by a 'crisis' frame, was generally much more sympathetic to the Mubarak regime and critical of the anti-government protesters. Al-Jazeera's reportage did not attempt to provide voice to the Mubarak government or its supporters, while Al-Arabiya's reportage did offer a platform for some anti-Mubarak voices.

Although the source-reporter relationship forms the focal point of newsgathering in any political conflict, most of the source-reporter literature focuses on the routines and values of the reporter. This is the first study that investigates the power dynamics involved in the relationship between the Western correspondents stationed in Egypt and Israel and the official press relations practitioners in the two countries. Approximately 88 percent of the Western correspondents in Egypt and Israel and three government press relations directors were interviewed in late 1998 to determine their role perceptions within the context of two theoretical models: the news-making model and the public relations two-way asymmetric model. Correspondents said analysis of complex issues was their primary role, and public relations officials said theirs was provision of information to correspondents. Correspondents said Israeli officials were far more accessible than their Egyptian counterparts. This makes them easier to work with but makes correspondents more skeptical of the information they provide. The news-making model best describes the relationship.

Examines power dynamics between Western journalists stationed in Egypt and Israel and official press relations practitioners in the two countries.