Al-Jazeera, Advocacy and Media Value Determinism Re-conceptualizing the Network's Coverage of the Arab Spring of Revolutions

This article uses a new theoretical perspective developed by an Arab scholar to investigate the news coverage of the Arab spring in Al-Jazeera (Arabic), in search of a style of coverage that may be qualified as socio-religiously based brand of advocacy journalism. Two news genres, news cast and news...

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Published in:Global media journal 2013-04, Vol.12 (22), p.1-17
Main Author: Galander, Mahmoud M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Arab television
Comparative analysis
Demonstrations & protests
Journalism
Media theory & criticism
Religious influences
Sociocultural influences
Television news
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Summary:This article uses a new theoretical perspective developed by an Arab scholar to investigate the news coverage of the Arab spring in Al-Jazeera (Arabic), in search of a style of coverage that may be qualified as socio-religiously based brand of advocacy journalism. Two news genres, news cast and news report are analyzed to demonstrate that the coverage does not fit "objective" news reporting as defined in journalism literature, but much resembles advocacy style. Rationale for the channel's adoption of the style is discussed within the theory of "media value determinism," (MVD). [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1550-7521
1550-7521