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Winter & Spring 2025|Media Studies|Issue 39 · 2025

This study examines how Arab news organisations are integrating algorithmic systems into editorial workflows, and the consequent shifts in journalistic authority, audience engagement, and newsroom culture across the MENA region.

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Featured ReviewPolitical CommunicationIssue 39, Winter/Spring 2025

Manufacturing Consent in the Digital Age: Media, Propaganda, and the New Arab Public Sphere

A comprehensive review of how digital platforms are reshaping propaganda models originally theorized for legacy media, with particular focus on state-sponsored narratives and citizen counter-discourse across the Arab world.

Prof. Rania Abdel-Fattah|March 20, 2025

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The Networked Press: How Social Platforms Redefined Arab Journalism

February 15, 2025

Karim Osman

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Voices Unheard: Minority Media Representation in the Middle East

January 28, 2025

Dina Haddad

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Algorithms of Influence: AI, Censorship, and Information Control in MENA

December 12, 2024

Samir Nasri

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Arab Media & Society is a peer-reviewed bilingual journal covering media and communication in the Arab world. Published bi-annually since 2007, the journal offers scholarly research analyzing the dynamic media landscape across the MENA region.

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Media Management And Economics

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Digital Transformation in Arab Newsrooms: Challenges and Opportunities for Modern Journalism

The Role of Social Media in Shaping Public Opinion Across the MENA Region

Press Freedom and Regulatory Frameworks: A Comparative Analysis of Arab Media Legislation

Audience Engagement Strategies in Arabic-Language Digital Publishing Platforms

The Evolution of Broadcast Media in the Gulf States: From State Control to Market Competition

Data Journalism in the Arab World: Skills, Tools, and Institutional Barriers to Adoption

Media, Memory, and Contested Narratives in the Arab World

Book Review

Manufacturing Consent in the Digital Age: Media, Propaganda, and the New Arab Public Sphere

The Networked Press: How Social Platforms Redefined Arab Journalism

Voices Unheard: Minority Media Representation in the Middle East

Algorithms of Influence: AI, Censorship, and Information Control in MENA

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